2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Russian Studies in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 14 Russian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 Russian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in Russian studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Russian studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Russian studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree russian studies students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Russian Studies in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$18,918 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Russian studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree russian studies students list, KU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Russian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Kansas is $18,918 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Studies students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Russian Studies at KU

#2

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$23,543 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the #2 spot on the list. St. Olaf is a small school located in Northfield, Minnesota that handed out 4 bachelors’s Russian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Olaf did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Russian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $23,543 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Studies students per year to attend St Olaf College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full St Olaf College Russian Studies Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Russian Studies

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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