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2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

61 Ranked Colleges
563 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Chinese Language & Literature is the 492nd most popular major in the country with 731 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 563 Chinese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 61 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Chinese language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Chinese language and literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Chinese language and literature program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Language & Literature (With Aid)

#17 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW Seattle is $13,297 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

Hunter College

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $2,490 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid per year to attend Hunter.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Chinese Language & Literature at Hunter

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Los Angeles is $14,279 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at University of California - Los Angeles

#4

Queens College

Queens, New York

Out of the 61 schools in the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #4 spot on the list. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Queens College is $3,067 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Queens College Chinese Language & Literature Report

#21 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at BYU

#20 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison Chinese Language & Literature Report

#7

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#16 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,607 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid per year to attend URI.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Rhode Island Chinese Language & Literature Report

#8

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#18 in overall quality

University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 13 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - College Park is $19,045 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Chinese Language & Literature Report

#24 in overall quality

University of California - Davis landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UC Davis is $14,669 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 UC Davis Chinese Language & Literature Report

#10

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for UCSB is $15,884 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at University of California - Santa Barbara

#11

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $19,173 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid per year to attend Michigan State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Chinese Language & Literature at Michigan State

#12

Hamilton College

Clinton, New York
#2 in overall quality

Hamilton College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Hamilton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hamilton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hamilton is $25,440 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid.

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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Chinese Language & Literature at Hamilton College

#13

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

University of California - Riverside ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend UCR is $12,871 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full University of California - Riverside Chinese Language & Literature Report

#14

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

University of Utah landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend U of U is $14,773 for bachelor’s degree chinese language 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full U of U Chinese Language & Literature Report

#15

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#12 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Berkeley is $15,329 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at UC Berkeley

#16

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also made our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $33,025 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid per year to attend Notre Dame.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Notre Dame Chinese Language & Literature Report

#17

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Williams College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Williams also made our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Williams College is $19,480 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid.

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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at Williams College

#18

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

San Francisco State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for SFSU is $15,113 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

Full SFSU Chinese Language & Literature Report

#23 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State is $17,616 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Chinese Language & Literature Report

#20

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#15 in overall quality

University of Vermont did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $18,982 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid per year to attend UVM.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low 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%.

Full UVM Chinese Language & Literature Report

#21

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University is $12,983 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid.

Read full report on Chinese Language & Literature at WVU

#22

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#11 in overall quality

Wellesley College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Chinese language students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wellesley, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,087 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid per year to attend Wellesley.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at Wellesley College

#23

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

San Jose State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend San Jose State is $14,928 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full San Jose State Chinese Language & Literature Report

#24

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

Utah State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 4 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $13,634 for Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid.

Read full report on Chinese Language & Literature at USU

#25

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,030 for bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid per year to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chinese Language & Literature at UH Manoa

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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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