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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Korean Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k)

8 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 70 people earned their degree in Korean language and literature, making the major the 978th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 Korean language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in Korean language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Korean language and literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Korean language and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Korean Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Korean language and literature students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $7,850 for Bachelor’s Degree Korean Language & Literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Korean Language & Literature Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,553 for Bachelor’s Degree Korean Language & Literature students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of California - Los Angeles.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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#5 in overall quality

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 Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State is $8,194 for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Korean Language & Literature at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#4

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wellesley College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Korean language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Wellesley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,785 for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wellesley College.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Korean Language & Literature at Wellesley

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 2 bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students whose families make $0-$30k list, UC Irvine has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,558 for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UC Irvine.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Korean Language & Literature at University of California - Irvine

#4 in overall quality

Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,834 for Bachelor’s Degree Korean Language & Literature students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 92%.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Korean Language & Literature Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Korean language and literature students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH Manoa is $10,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Korean Language & Literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 Korean Language & Literature at UH Manoa

#8

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $13,545 for Bachelor’s Degree Korean Language & Literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, 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 Korean Language & Literature at Rutgers New Brunswick

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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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