2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Master’s

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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 Master’s

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Japanese Language Schools for a Master’s. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 4 masters’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. 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 full report on Japanese Language & Literature at UW - Madison

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s Japanese language students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #2 spot in our “Best Japanese 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at UMass Amherst

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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