2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Studies in the Great Lakes Region

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 East Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 643 people earned their degree in East Asian studies, making the major the 519th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 126 East Asian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 East Asian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value East Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in East Asian studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great East Asian 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 East Asian 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 East Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree east asian studies students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Studies in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value East Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s East Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best East Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign East Asian Studies Report

#2

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value East Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s East Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best East Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Read full report on East Asian Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#3

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value East Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s East Asian studies degrees to qualified students.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best East Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

Read more about East Asian Studies at U-M

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

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