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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Studies

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 71 people earned their degree in Chinese studies, making the major the 995th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in Chinese studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Chinese studies programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Studies

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a fairly large school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree chinese studies students list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth is $17,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chinese Studies at UMN Duluth

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Valley State University is $17,646 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UAlbany is $18,577 for bachelor’s degree chinese studies students.

Full UAlbany Chinese Studies Report

#4

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Carolina - Columbia is $20,509 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students.

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 low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia Chinese Studies Report

#5

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Williamsburg, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend William & Mary is $19,800 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Chinese Studies at William & Mary

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $14,783 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students per year to attend UC Irvine.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Chinese Studies at University of California - Irvine

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 5 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - San Diego is $14,232 for bachelor’s degree chinese studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full UCSD Chinese Studies Report

#8

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

DePaul University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree chinese studies students list, DePaul has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DePaul University is $30,090 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chinese Studies at DePaul University

#9

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

University of Richmond did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. URichmond 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $25,838 for bachelor’s degree chinese studies students per year to attend University of Richmond.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Chinese Studies at URichmond

#10

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Gettysburg College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Gettysburg is a small school located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Gettysburg also made our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $26,513 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Studies students per year to attend Gettysburg.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 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 full report on Chinese Studies at Gettysburg

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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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