2022 Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Russian Studies is the 865th most popular major in the country with 160 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 12 Russian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 Russian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Russian studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Russian 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 Russian studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Russian Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$23,734 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #1 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Russian studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Russian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Emory is $23,734 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Emory University Russian Studies Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$21,048 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s Russian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Russian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend George Mason University is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Studies students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full George Mason University Russian Studies Report

#3

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$25,838 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Richmond. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s Russian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

URichmond also took the #2 spot in our “Best Russian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for URichmond is $25,838 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of Richmond Russian Studies Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Russian Studies (With Aid)

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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