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Major Overview for Chinese Language and Literature

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Overview for Chinese Language and Literature

A program that focuses on the Chinese language and its associated dialects and literature. Includes instruction in Chinese philology, Archaic and Classical Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese (Guóyu), Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Wu, Min, Hunanese, Hakka, other dialects and pidgins, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Careers for Chinese Language and Literature Majors

A major in Chinese Language and Literature is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Chinese Language and Literature

Top 47 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Chinese Language and Literature among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
31
(0.4%)
Minimally Selective$11,470
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
19
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$21,165
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
17
(0.3%)
Most Selective$22,247
The Ohio State University - Columbus Campus
Columbus, OH
13
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$18,165
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
11
(0.2%)
Minimally Selective$17,422
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
9
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$16,342
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
9
(0.1%)
Highly Selective$17,848
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
8
(0.2%)
Minimally Selective$12,488
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
8
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$15,730
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
8
(1.2%)
Most Selective$1,000
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.