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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature in the Far Western US Region

19 Ranked Colleges
347 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 509 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 347 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 19 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Japanese language and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 19 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature in the Far Western US Region

#16 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB also took the #16 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Long Beach is $9,622 for far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 89%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at CSULB

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#11 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 Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU also made our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for San Francisco State University is $15,113 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students.

Full SFSU Japanese Language & Literature Report

#3

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jose State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jose State University is $14,928 for far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

#4

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. WWU is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 12 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Washington University is $16,529 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at WWU

#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Washington University is $15,397 for far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at CWU

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#13 in overall quality

San Diego State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $14,788 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students per year to attend San Diego State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at SDSU

#18 in overall quality

California State University - Fullerton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $7,991 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students per year to attend Cal State Fullerton.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Cal State Fullerton Japanese Language & Literature Report

#8

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#14 in overall quality

Washington State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 2 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at Wazzu

#9

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#19 in overall quality

Portland State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Portland State University is $13,040 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students.

Full Portland State University Japanese Language & Literature Report

#3 in overall quality

University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $13,297 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#11

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
#15 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students list, UH Manoa has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa is $15,030 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students.

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 more about Japanese Language & Literature at UH Manoa

#12

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students list, UO has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UO is $16,461 for far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UO Japanese Language & Literature Report

#13

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Japanese language students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,279 for far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students per year to attend University of California - Los Angeles.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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

#14

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Japanese language students in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCSB is $15,884 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students.

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

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at UCSB

#4 in overall quality

University of California - Davis landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 28 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students list, UC Davis has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,669 for far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students per year to attend UC Davis.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,783 for far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students per year to attend University of California - Irvine.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Irvine Japanese Language & Literature Report

#17

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California
#17 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Japanese language students in 2019-2020.

UCR also took the #17 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCR is $12,871 for far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at UCR

#18

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#2 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,329 for far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students per year to attend UC Berkeley.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.

Full University of California - Berkeley Japanese Language & Literature Report

#19

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington
#6 in overall quality

University of Puget Sound did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

Puget Sound not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $35,149 for far western us region bachelor’s degree japanese language students per year to attend Puget Sound.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at Puget Sound

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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%.

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  • *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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