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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Korean Language & Literature

8 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Korean language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Korean 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 Korean language and literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Korean Language & Literature

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students list, BYU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Korean Language & Literature at Brigham Young University - Provo

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State is $17,616 for Bachelor’s Degree Korean Language & Literature students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Ohio State Korean Language & Literature Report

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Korean language and literature students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers New Brunswick is $21,654 for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, 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.

Read full report on Korean Language & Literature at Rutgers New Brunswick

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $13,297 for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools 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 Korean language and literature degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also took the #8 spot in our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,030 for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students per year to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Korean Language & Literature at UH Manoa

#6

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of California - Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 11 bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCLA is $14,279 for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students.

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%.

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

#7 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Korean language and literature students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #7 spot in our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Irvine is $14,783 for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UC Irvine Korean Language & Literature Report

#8

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Wellesley College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Korean Language & Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Korean Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wellesley College is $22,087 for bachelor’s degree korean language & literature students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Full Wellesley College Korean Language & Literature Report

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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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