Asian StudiesNorth America

101 Master's degrees in Asian Studies in North America

University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)

Philadelphia, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

East Asian Languages and Civilizations

The East Asian Languages and Civilizations program of University of Pennsylvania is both a gateway into higher-level graduate study and preparation for careers in teaching, administration, and professions in the public and private sectors.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$65,616/yr

University of Hawaii at Manoa4,1(21)

Honolulu, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Asian Studies

The Asian Studies programme at the University of Hawaii at Manoa offers an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the diverse cultures and societies of Asia. This degree is available at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, providing full-time study options that focus on regional expertise and language proficiency.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$44,864/yr

University of California, Berkeley4,3(94)

Berkeley, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

South and Southeast Asian Studies

This South and Southeast Asian Studies program from University of California, Berkeley offers emphases in the following languages and cultural traditions: Hindi, Urdu, Indonesian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Tamil, and Khmer.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$6,570/yr

Columbia University4,3(91)

Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

East Asian Regional Studies

The East Asian Regional Studies program at Columbia University is designed for those wishing to focus on a social science approach to modern East Asia.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$73,456/yr

Duke University4,3(27)

Durham, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

East Asian Studies

Students in the Master of Arts in East Asian Studies program at Duke University engage in the interdisciplinary study of China, Japan and/or Korea.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$67,724/yr

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign4,3(17)

Urbana, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

East Asian Languages and Cultures

The graduate program in East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign reflects the Department's conviction that an understanding of East Asia must build on a broad and deep proficiency in both the languages of the region and in the theoretical and methodological approaches that inform advanced teaching and research of its cultures.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$31,266/yr

Indiana University Bloomington4,0(196)

Bloomington, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

East Asian Studies

Our M.A. in East Asian Studies at Indiana University Bloomington is our most flexible graduate degree option and allows students to design a custom course of study (in consultation with their advisor).

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$27,271/yr

University of California, Berkeley4,3(94)

Berkeley, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Asian Studies

The Faculty Group in Asian Studies from University of California, Berkeley administers an interdisciplinary programleading to an M.A. degree. Utilizing the faculty and facilities of the entireuniversity, this degree program cuts across conventional disciplinary lines andemphasizes a basic core of knowledge concerning one particular geographic areaof Asia.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$6,570/yr

University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)

Philadelphia, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

South Asia Regional Studies

The South Asia Regional Studies program of University of Pennsylvania is intended to give students a broad background knowledge of South Asia and further their competence in an Asian language so that they may enter a career in business, law, non-profit or government work.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$65,616/yr

California Institute of Integral Studies4,2(5)

Online

Asian Contemplative and Transcultural Studies

Our master’s in East-West Psychology with a concentration in Asian Contemplative and Transcultural Studies from California Institute of Integral Studies is a two-year, online M.A. program consisting of 36 units.

M.A. Part-time Online

2 years$24,732/yr

Temple University4,2(71)

Philadelphia, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Asian Law

The Asian Law program at Temple University is designed primarily for J.D. holders (and potential J.D. students) or lawyers from foreign common law jurisdictions, who would use Temple’s curricular strengths and existing programs as a bridge to take or expand their careers to Asia, the most dynamic region in the 21st century world.

LL.M. Full-time On-campus

1 year$36,000/yr

Stanford University4,1(54)

Stanford, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

East Asian Studies

The East Asian Studies programme at Stanford University offers a comprehensive M.A. degree focused on the research and culture of the region. This full-time course provides students with access to a world-class centre for global studies, ensuring a deep academic engagement with East Asian history, society, and language.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$42,360/yr

California State University Long Beach4,3(23)

Long Beach, United States Top 9% in Worldwide

Asian Studies

The Asian Studies at California State University Long Beach provides a comparative understanding of the cultural, economic, and socio-political significance of Asia in the 21st century. It requires competency in one or more Asian languages. To achieve this, MA students are encouraged to study abroad for part of their course work.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$17,922/yr

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(74)

Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

East Asian Studies

The East Asian Studies program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is an interdisciplinary program intended to enable students to develop a broad understanding of an individual East Asian culture or to engage in comparative study of two or more East Asian cultures.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$36,297/yr

Brandeis University4,3(7)

Waltham, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Teaching Chinese

Brandeis University's Master of Arts program in Teaching Chinese at Brandeis University at the College Level prepares students who have already obtained a foreign master’s degree in teaching Chinese to be instructors at the collegiate level in the United States.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year$59,600/yr

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, United States

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University is a dual degree where students earn the Doctorate degree, and the Master’s degree that is required to sit for State and National licensing and certification exams.

Master Full-time +2 On-campus

4 years$13,678/yr

Ohio University4,5(31)

Athens, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Asian Studies

The M.A. Asian Studies program at Ohio University is an interdisciplinary program that strives to provide students with a strong grounding in core disciplines that constitute Asian Studies (including political science, history, anthropology, geography, linguistics) while giving them the opportunity to form their course of study around their professional and academic goals.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$53,424/yr

University of Oregon4,0(25)

Eugene, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

East Asian Languages and Literatures

The East Asian Languages and Literatures program of the University of Oregon is leading to the master of arts (M.A.) degree. Students may choose to specialize in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean literary studies.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$34,386/yr

University of Southern California4,1(63)

Los Angeles, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

East Asian Area Studies

The East Asian Studies Center offers the interdisciplinary East Asian Area Studies MA program offered by University of Southern California.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$73,260/yr

University of Washington4,2(54)

Seattle, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

International Studies - South Asia

University of Washington's M.A. program in International Studies - South Asia offers students a framework within which to carry out the interdisciplinary study of the peoples and nations of the South Asian subcontinent – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan and Bhutan.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$33,171/yr