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CIP PROGRAM: 16.0302
Japanese Language and Literature.

Summary: A program that focuses on the Japanese language. Includes instruction in philology; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Japanese; dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 92 726 18
2021 123 751 13
2022 125 730 19
2023 149 715 12
2024 158 532 18
Change +61.96% -1.52% -33.33%

Related CIPs

16 FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
16.03 East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
16.0300 East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
16.0301 Chinese Language and Literature.
16.0302 Japanese Language and Literature.
16.0303 Korean Language and Literature.
16.0304 Tibetan Language and Literature.
16.0399 East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Japanese Language and Literature.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Ball State University5 -6.25%
Bates College1 +200.00%
Beloit College3 -40.00%
Bennington College2 +25.00%
Boston University8 +20.00%
Brigham Young University8 +44.44%
California State University-Fullerton15 +300.00%
California State University-Long Beach4 -20.00%
California State University-Los Angeles7 +33.33%
California State University-Monterey Bay6 +66.67%
Calvin University1 +100.00%
Carleton College2 -
Carthage College5 +166.67%
Central Washington University6 +11.11%
Chapman University1 -
Colgate University5 +100.00%
Dickinson College1 -
Eastern Michigan University8 -16.67%
Elizabethtown College3 -33.33%
Emory University3 -75.00%
George Washington University5 +200.00%
Georgetown University1 -100.00%
Guilford College1 -
Gustavus Adolphus College8 +133.33%
Hamilton College6 -
Hofstra University1 -100.00%
Kenyon College5 -
Lehigh University5 -
Macalester College5 -22.22%
Michigan State University8 -45.45%
Middlebury College3 +60.00%
North Central College2 +14.29%
Northern Kentucky University3 -
Oakland University6 -30.00%
Ohio State University-Main Campus6 -28.00%
Pacific University4 -25.00%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus5 -14.29%
Portland State University9 -
Purdue University-Main Campus5 +60.00%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick4 -
San Diego State University4 -50.00%
San Francisco State University16 -28.57%
San Jose State University9 -8.33%
St Olaf College7 +175.00%
Swarthmore College1 -
The University of Montana4 -76.92%
Tufts University5 -50.00%
University at Albany2 -33.33%
University of Alaska Fairbanks4 +100.00%
University of California-Berkeley10 -15.38%
University of California-Davis11 -33.33%
University of California-Irvine3 -42.86%
University of California-Los Angeles18 -21.74%
University of California-Riverside10 +133.33%
University of California-Santa Barbara7 +66.67%
University of Colorado Boulder9 -45.83%
University of Delaware1 -50.00%
University of Hawaii at Manoa32 +11.90%
University of Maryland-College Park9 -64.29%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst7 -11.11%
University of Mount Union5 -
University of North Carolina at Charlotte23 +23.08%
University of North Texas17 +160.00%
University of Notre Dame3 +75.00%
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus6 -
University of Oregon21 -47.06%
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus1 -
University of Puget Sound7 -16.67%
University of Rochester3 -50.00%
University of San Francisco5 -
University of Utah7 -22.22%
University of Vermont1 +120.00%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus23 +6.06%
University of Wisconsin-Madison11 -38.46%
University of the Pacific1 -
Vassar College7 -
Wake Forest University2 +200.00%
Washington State University4 -33.33%
Washington University in St Louis4 -42.86%
Western Michigan University3 -40.00%
Western Washington University11 +60.00%
Whitman College4 -
William & Mary5 -
Williams College3 +100.00%