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2023 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k

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Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Asian-American Studies is the 919th most popular major in the country with 139 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

For this year’s “Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in Asian-American studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Asian-American 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 Asian-American 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 Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Asian-American Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 1 ’s Asian-american studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our asian-american studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Asian-American Studies Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stanford University is $1,233 for Asian-American Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Stanford University Asian-American Studies Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCLA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Asian-American Studies Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCLA is $9,037 for Asian-American Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Asian-American Studies at University of California - Los Angeles

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 1 ’s Asian-american studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Asian-American Studies Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UIUC is $4,858 for Asian-American Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Asian-American Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 12 ’s Asian-american studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Asian-American Studies Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UC Davis is $10,006 for Asian-American Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #5 spot on the list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Asian-american studies degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

UCSB also took the #4 spot in our “Best Asian-American Studies Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,568 for Asian-American Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of California - Santa Barbara.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara Asian-American Studies Report

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. CSULB is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 4 ’s Asian-american studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our asian-american studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, CSULB has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Asian-American Studies Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Long Beach is $6,663 for asian-american studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

Read more about Asian-American Studies at CSULB

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 8 ’s Asian-american studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Asian-American Studies Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSUN is $6,266 for Asian-American Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Asian-American Studies at California State University - Northridge

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University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 7 ’s Asian-american studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Asian-American Studies Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Irvine is $6,540 for Asian-American Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Irvine Asian-American Studies Report

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

San Francisco State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Asian-american studies degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Asian-American Studies Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend SFSU is $10,705 for asian-american studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Asian-American Studies at San Francisco State University

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New York University
New York, New York

With a ranking of #10, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Asian-American Studies Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend New York University is $23,582 for Asian-American Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full New York University Asian-American Studies Report

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