<p>Weighing UC Berkeley vs. Stanford Asian / East Asian Studies Master programs.... Does anyone have any feedback on the two programs? If money isn't an issue nor campus lifestyle of city vs suburb, do you rate one program better than the other?</p>
<p>Money is always an issue, unless you are independently wealthy.</p>
<p>It depends on what you want to do. Both programs are top 10 in Asian studies in the US. What exactly do you want to focus on? Are you focused on one country or comparative? Do you focus on China, Japan, the Korean peninsula? How good are your language skills? I think Stanford has a stronger language program if you need to bone upon the skills.</p>