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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 73 people earned their degree in Japanese studies, making the major the 1058th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 27 Japanese studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 Japanese studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in Japanese studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their Japanese studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Studies in the Great Lakes Region

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Earlham College
Richmond, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Earlham College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Richmond, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Japanese studies students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Earlham College Japanese Studies Report

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Adrian College
Adrian, Michigan

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adrian College landed the #2 spot on the list. Adrian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Japanese Studies at Adrian

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Hope College
Holland, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hope College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Holland, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Japanese studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Hope College Japanese Studies Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #4 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 6 bachelors’s Japanese studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UW Oshkosh Japanese Studies Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #5 spot on the list. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UW - Whitewater Japanese Studies Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 bachelors’s Japanese studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 DePaul Japanese Studies Report

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Japanese studies students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

Full Case Western Reserve University Japanese Studies Report

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Illinois College
Jacksonville, Illinois

Illinois College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois College is a small school located in Jacksonville, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s Japanese studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Japanese Studies at Illinois College

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DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana

With a ranking of #8, DePauw University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DePauw University is located in Greencastle, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s Japanese studies degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate 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.

Read full report on Japanese Studies at DePauw University

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

Oakland University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland University is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s Japanese studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 full report on Japanese Studies at Oakland

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