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2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

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

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 Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California” 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” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Chinese language and literature 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 Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

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

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

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $14,279 for California Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students per year to attend University of California - Los Angeles.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at UCLA

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california bachelor’s degree chinese language students list, SFSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Francisco State University is $15,113 for california bachelor’s degree chinese language students.

Full San Francisco State University Chinese Language & Literature Report

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California. UCSB 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.

UCSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $15,884 for california bachelor’s degree chinese language students per year to attend University of California - Santa Barbara.

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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UCSB Chinese Language & Literature Report

#4

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 6 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees 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.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at San Jose State

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Chinese language students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Davis is $14,669 for California Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 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. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Berkeley is $15,329 for California Bachelor’s Degree Chinese Language students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Chinese Language & Literature at UC Berkeley

#8 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Chinese language students in 2019-2020.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend UCR is $12,871 for california bachelor’s degree chinese language students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on Chinese Language & Literature at UCR

#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 list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 3 bachelors’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the Pacific is $28,929 for california bachelor’s degree chinese language students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at University of the Pacific

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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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