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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Studies (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Chinese Studies is the 995th most popular major in the country with 71 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 Chinese studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Chinese studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Chinese studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Chinese studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree chinese studies students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Studies (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,783 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students with aid per year to attend UC Irvine.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chinese Studies at UC Irvine

#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Chinese studies students in 2019-2020.

William & Mary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,800 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students with aid per year to attend William & Mary.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full William & Mary Chinese Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - San Diego is $14,232 for bachelor’s degree chinese studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

Full UCSD Chinese Studies Report

#4

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. GVSU is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 1 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree chinese studies students with aid list, GVSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,646 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students with aid per year to attend GVSU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chinese Studies at Grand Valley State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Chinese studies students in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth also made our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $17,067 for bachelor’s degree chinese studies students with aid per year to attend UMN Duluth.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UMN Duluth Chinese Studies Report

#6

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#9 in overall quality

University at Albany came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Chinese studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAlbany, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University at Albany is $18,577 for bachelor’s degree chinese studies students with aid.

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#7

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

University of Richmond ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Richmond is a small private not-for-profit school situated in University of Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 5 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees in 2019-2020.

URichmond also made our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend URichmond is $25,838 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students with aid.

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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Richmond Chinese Studies Report

#8

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia is $20,509 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chinese Studies at UofSC

#9

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Gettysburg College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Chinese studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree chinese studies students with aid list, Gettysburg has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gettysburg is $26,513 for bachelor’s degree chinese studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Chinese Studies at Gettysburg

#10

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

DePaul University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also made our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend DePaul University is $30,090 for bachelor’s degree chinese studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read full report on Chinese Studies at DePaul University

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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