2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Japanese Language & Literature is the 458th most popular major in the country with 1,001 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 25 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in Japanese language and literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Japanese language and literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree japanese language students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$12,459 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Northfield, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Japanese language students in 2019-2020.

St. Olaf also made our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend St Olaf College is $12,459 for plains states region bachelor’s degree japanese language students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Olaf Japanese Language & Literature Report

#2

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$12,150 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gustavus Adolphus College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Gustavus Adolphus College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Peter, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gustavus Adolphus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Gustavus Adolphus College is $12,150 for plains states region bachelor’s degree japanese language students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at Gustavus Adolphus College

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k)

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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