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2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,001 people earned their degree in Japanese language and literature, making the major the 458th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 46 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in Japanese language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Japanese 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 Japanese language and literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree japanese language students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 4 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree japanese language students per year to attend University of Vermont.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at UVM

#3

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williams College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Japanese language students in 2019-2020.

Williams also made our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Williams is $19,480 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 6 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Boston U is $30,259 for new england region bachelor’s degree japanese language students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at Boston University

#5

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Middlebury, Vermont, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlebury also took the #1 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $25,656 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students per year to attend Middlebury.

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 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#6

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Wellesley College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wellesley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wellesley College is $22,087 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Wellesley Japanese Language & Literature Report

#7

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tufts is $30,744 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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