2027 Best Value East Asian Studies Schools in Illinois

[East Asian Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/area-studies/east-asian-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong east asian studies education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for east asian studies students.
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2027 Best Value East Asian Studies Schools in Illinois
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the east asian studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value East Asian Studies Schools
Leading the list is University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign, our #1 best value for east asian studies in Illinois. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $18,267 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $40,096. Typical student debt for east asian studies graduates is $22,050. Early-career east asian studies graduates make about $24,332. Set against $22,050 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign admits about 42% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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