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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for South Asian Studies (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

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South Asian Studies is the 1182nd most popular major in the country with 30 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 South Asian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in South Asian studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality South Asian 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 South Asian 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.

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Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for South Asian Studies (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 6 bachelors’s South Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best South Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $17,708 for bachelor’s degree south asian studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wellesley College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s South Asian studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree south asian studies students with aid list, Wellesley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best South Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wellesley College is $22,087 for bachelor’s degree south asian studies students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s South Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #4 spot in our “Best South Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Bloomington is $13,253 for bachelor’s degree south asian studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best South Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Brown University is $29,392 for bachelor’s degree south asian studies students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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%.

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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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