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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Language & Literature in California (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in California 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.

Across California, there were 144 Chinese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 85 Chinese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Chinese language and literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Language & Literature in California (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 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 #1 for the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California 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 #1 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCLA is $14,279 for california bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Chinese Language & Literature Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for UC Davis is $14,669 for california 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at UC Davis

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Santa Barbara is $15,884 for california bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

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 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

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCR is $12,871 for California 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%.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at UCR

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 5 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $15,329 for California Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid per year to attend UC Berkeley.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

San Francisco State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

SFSU also made our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend SFSU is $15,113 for california bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at SFSU

#7

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#5 in overall quality

San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jose State is $14,928 for california bachelor’s degree chinese language students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chinese Language & Literature at San Jose State University

#8

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of the Pacific did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. University of the Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $28,929 for California Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students with aid per year to attend University of the Pacific.

The low student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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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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