by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,053 people earned their degree in Japanese language and literature, making the major the 453rd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 729 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 97 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Japanese language and literature. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in Japanese language and literature.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Japanese Language & Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 33 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at Ohio State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at UW Seattle
Out of the 97 schools in the Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at University of North Texas
University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 22 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Davis Japanese Language & Literature Report
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad 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%.
Portland State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at Portland State University
San Jose State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. San Jose State is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at San Jose State
University of California - Riverside ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. UCR is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad 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%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 15 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at UMass Amherst
University of Oregon came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at University of Oregon
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 14 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado Boulder Japanese Language & Literature Report
Western Washington University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Washington University is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 13 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Monterey Bay came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Seaside, California, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at California State University - Monterey Bay
Ball State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at Ball State
With a ranking of #17, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at University of California - Berkeley
University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, 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 95%.
Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at University of Maryland - College Park
Carthage College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 10 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at UC Irvine
Oakland University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oakland University Japanese Language & Literature Report
San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. SFSU is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 10 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at San Francisco State University
University of Utah ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 10 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Utah Japanese Language & Literature Report
With a ranking of #21, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Bachelor’s list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at University of Alaska Fairbanks
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