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East Asian Languages at Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree · East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
22 /100
DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case) — assumes in-state tuition
23
Optimistic
22
Base Case
17
Pessimistic
Earnings $27,349/yr (-5% vs median)
AI Risk Very High (58% exposed)
Job Market Large (75,000 openings/yr)
ROI 8.7x earnings multiple (2.5x out-of-state)
Ranked #20 of 21 East Asian Languages programs

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to East Asian Languages graduates.

Optimistic
No Disruption		 Base Case
Gradual AI		 Pessimistic
Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings $399K $411K $401K
Earnings Multiple (In-State) 8.5x 8.7x 8.5x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State) 2.5x 2.5x 2.5x
Probability of Field Employment 43% 38% 27%
DegreeOutlook Score 23 22 17

10-Year Earnings Projection

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition, In-State (Sticker)
$47,160
Out-of-state: $161,928 (2.5x ROI)
4-Year Net Price (After Aid)
$61,368
-30% less than sticker · See by income
Median Debt at Graduation
$21,500
9.4 months of Year 1 earnings
Reported Earnings (5 Year)
$27,592
1% growth from Year 1

About Indiana University-Bloomington

Indiana University-Bloomington has a 80% acceptance rate, making it broadly accessible, serving a student body of 36,571 in Bloomington, IN.

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Top Career Paths

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary $77,010/yr
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education $64,580/yr
Interpreters and translators $59,440/yr
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Compare & Explore

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East Asian Languages at Other Schools

University of Notre Dame ($71,769) University of Maryland-College Park ($33,070) Florida State University ($32,027) University of California-Davis ($28,997) Michigan State University ($27,856) CUNY Hunter College ($26,571) University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus ($25,457) University of Hawaii at Manoa ($24,451)

Other Majors at Indiana University-Bloomington

Computer Science ($77,909) Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing ($71,458) Business/Commerce, General ($71,100) Computer and Information Sciences, General ($62,350) Mathematics ($59,277) Economics ($59,142) Special Education and Teaching ($51,306) Apparel and Textiles ($50,264)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the DegreeOutlook Score for East Asian Languages at Indiana University-Bloomington?
A score of 22/100 indicates below-average financial outcomes for East Asian Languages. Earnings, ROI, or AI risk factors are pulling the score down.
Will AI replace East Asian Languages careers?
With 58% of typical job tasks exposed to AI, this is one of the higher-risk fields. Our pessimistic scenario projects $401,051 in decade earnings vs $399,008 in the optimistic case — a meaningful gap.
Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →