2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 26 Chinese studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 Chinese studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Chinese 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 Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Studies in the Southeast Region

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$20,509 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UofSC is $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chinese studies 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Chinese Studies Report

#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$19,800 Average Net Price

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 in the Southeast Region list. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 7 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees 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 in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for William & Mary is $19,800 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chinese studies students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full William & Mary Chinese Studies Report

#3

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$25,838 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Chinese Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Richmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees to qualified students.

URichmond not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chinese Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend URichmond is $25,838 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chinese studies students.

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 impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Read more about Chinese Studies at URichmond

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

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