Best Schools for East Asian Languages in 2026
These are the top schools offering East Asian Languages, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average East Asian Languages graduate earns $28,844/yr across 21 schools.
All East Asian Languages Programs Ranked
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| # | Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
East Asian Languages
Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL |
54
47–58 |
$32,027/yr | Very High | 20.1x |
| 2 |
East Asian Languages
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN |
53
47–55 |
$71,769/yr | Very High | 2.3x |
| 3 |
East Asian Languages
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD |
48
39–57 |
$33,070/yr | Very High | 14.2x |
| 4 |
East Asian Languages
CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY |
49
37–57 |
$26,571/yr | Very High | 21.6x |
| 5 |
East Asian Languages
San Francisco State University · San Francisco, CA |
42
32–53 |
$19,861/yr | Very High | 16.1x |
| 6 |
East Asian Languages
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX |
39
30–50 |
$23,701/yr | Very High | 11.4x |
| 7 |
East Asian Languages
University of Hawaii at Manoa · Honolulu, HI |
39
30–49 |
$24,451/yr | Very High | 10.6x |
| 8 |
East Asian Languages
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC |
41
36–45 |
$24,825/yr | Very High | 10.3x |
| 9 |
East Asian Languages
University of California-Davis · Davis, CA |
40
32–46 |
$28,997/yr | Very High | 8.3x |
| 10 |
East Asian Languages
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI |
39
31–47 |
$27,856/yr | Very High | 8.4x |
| 11 |
East Asian Languages
University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA |
37
30–47 |
$23,980/yr | Very High | 9.3x |
| 12 |
East Asian Languages
Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH |
39
33–44 |
$28,109/yr | Very High | 7.7x |
| 13 |
East Asian Languages
Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ |
40
34–43 |
$31,513/yr | Very High | 4.0x |
| 14 |
East Asian Languages
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN |
38
32–42 |
$29,219/yr | Very High | 5.1x |
| 15 |
East Asian Languages
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR |
38
31–42 |
$27,331/yr | Very High | 6.3x |
| 16 |
East Asian Languages
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA |
36
27–45 |
$25,457/yr | Very High | 7.0x |
| 17 |
East Asian Languages
Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN |
38
33–40 |
$27,349/yr | Very High | 4.9x |
| 18 |
East Asian Languages
Portland State University · Portland, OR |
37
32–40 |
$25,262/yr | Very High | 4.6x |
| 19 |
East Asian Languages
San Diego State University · San Diego, CA |
35
29–38 |
$17,464/yr | Very High | 4.3x |
| 20 |
East Asian Languages
North Central College · Naperville, IL |
32
26–35 |
$29,594/yr | Very High | 0.7x |
| 21 |
East Asian Languages
St Olaf College · Northfield, MN |
30
24–33 |
$27,328/yr | Very High | 0.2x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.