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2022 Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s

9 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor's

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In 2019-2020, 93 people earned their degree in Central and Eastern European studies, making the major the 970th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 Central and Eastern European studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in Central and Eastern European studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Central and Eastern European studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Central and Eastern European studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Central & Eastern European Studies

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Central and Eastern European studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Central & Eastern European Studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Central & Eastern European Studies at BYU

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Central and Eastern European studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for bachelor’s degree central & eastern european studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Miami University - Oxford is $24,323 for bachelor’s degree central & eastern european studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Central and Eastern European studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #8 spot in our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for bachelor’s degree central & eastern european studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Central and Eastern European studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,232 for bachelor’s degree central & eastern european studies students per year to attend UCSD.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Smith College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s Central and Eastern European studies degrees to qualified students.

Smith did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Smith College is $28,305 for Bachelor’s Degree Central & Eastern European Studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#7

Colgate University

Hamilton, New York
#1 in overall quality

Colgate University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hamilton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Central and Eastern European studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Colgate did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $25,834 for bachelor’s degree central & eastern european studies students per year to attend Colgate.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Central & Eastern European Studies at Colgate University

#8

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Tufts University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Central and Eastern European studies students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tufts is $30,744 for Bachelor’s Degree Central & Eastern European Studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Central & Eastern European Studies at Tufts University

#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Central & Eastern European Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 1 bachelors’s Central and Eastern European studies degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $29,528 for Bachelor’s Degree Central & Eastern European Studies students per year to attend University of Southern California.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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