Japanese Language and Literature

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 123 institutions across the United States, with a total of 2779 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

161

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

158

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

532

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,903

awards given

Top Schools for Japanese Language and Literature

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	188
2	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	105
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	103
4	Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA	100
5	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	69
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	69
7	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	63
8	Palomar College San Marcos, CA	62
9	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	54
10	Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA	54
11	Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA	51
12	University of North Texas Denton, TX	51
13	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	48
14	San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA	48
15	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	48
16	City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	46
17	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	45
18	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	36
19	Portland State University Portland, OR	33
20	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	33
21	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	33
22	Glendale Community College Glendale, CA	32
23	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	32
24	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	30
25	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	30
26	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	30
27	Weber State University Ogden, UT	29
28	El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA	27
29	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	27
30	Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA	27
31	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	27
32	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	27
33	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	24
34	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	24
35	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	24
36	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	24
37	Lansing Community College Lansing, MI	24
38	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	24
39	Boston University Boston, MA	24
40	Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA	24
41	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	21
42	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	21
43	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	21
44	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	21
45	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	21
46	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	21
47	Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA	21
48	Boise State University Boise, ID	20
49	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	20
50	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	18
51	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	18
52	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	18
53	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	18
54	Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA	18
55	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	18
56	Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA	18
57	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	18
58	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	18
59	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	15
60	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	15
61	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	15
62	Carthage College Kenosha, WI	15
63	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	15
64	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	15
65	George Washington University Washington, DC	15
66	Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA	15
67	Ball State University Muncie, IN	15
68	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	15
69	Tufts University Medford, MA	15
70	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	15
71	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	15
72	University of Mount Union Alliance, OH	15
73	MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA	13
74	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	12
75	Pacific University Forest Grove, OR	12
76	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	12
77	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	12
78	Washington State University Pullman, WA	12
79	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	12
80	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	12
81	Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA	12
82	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	12
83	Webster University Saint Louis, MO	12
84	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	12
85	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	12
86	Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA	9
87	Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ	9
88	Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ	9
89	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	9
90	Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA	9
91	Emory University Atlanta, GA	9
92	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	9
93	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	9
94	Williams College Williamstown, MA	9
95	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	9
96	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	9
97	Beloit College Beloit, WI	9
98	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	8
99	University at Albany Albany, NY	6
100	Grossmont College El Cajon, CA	6