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2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s

8 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$29,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master's

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 Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 731 people earned their degree in Chinese language and literature, making the major the 492nd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 Chinese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chinese Language & Literature

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Chinese language degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at UW - Madison

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 masters’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at UMass Amherst

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 2 masters’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2 masters’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at GWU

#6

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s ranking. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Chinese language degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree chinese language students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Full IU Bloomington Chinese Language & Literature Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 2 masters’s Chinese language degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

Read more about Chinese Language & Literature at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#8

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Middlebury College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chinese Language Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s Chinese language students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree chinese language students list, Middlebury has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Chinese Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.

Read full report on Chinese Language & Literature at Middlebury College

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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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