2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Studies in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Chinese Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Chinese Studies is the 997th most popular major in the country with 90 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 7 Chinese studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 Chinese studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Chinese Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Chinese studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular Chinese studies programs in the United States.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Chinese Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Well Attended Chinese Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Chinese Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Studies in the Plains States Region

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University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota

Top 20% overall quality in Plains States

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chinese Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chinese Studies at University of Minnesota - Duluth

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Top 15% overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Chinese Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s Chinese studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 more about Chinese Studies at University of North Dakota

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.