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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 117 people earned their degree in Korean language and literature, making the major the 1021st most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 Korean language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in Korean language and literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their Korean language and literature program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major”.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Korean Language & Literature

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 26 bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Korean Language & Literature at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wellesley College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Korean Language & Literature at Wellesley College

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU Korean Language & Literature Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 more about Korean Language & Literature at UC Irvine

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full WUSTL Korean Language & Literature Report

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about Korean Language & Literature at Ohio State

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

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

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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 UW Seattle

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

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 undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Korean Language & Literature at Rutgers New Brunswick

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Korean Language & Literature Major ranking. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s Korean language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Korean Language & Literature at Harvard University

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