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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

16 Ranked Colleges
291 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

East Asian Languages is the 184th most popular major in the country with 2,219 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, East Asian languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,569 and had an average of $20,789 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 398 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,500 and $22,783 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 291 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in East Asian languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent East Asian languages programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the East Asian languages program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 8 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwestern is $1,866 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, 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 97%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Northwestern University

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s East Asian degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k list, UChicago has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $2,712 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UChicago.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full University of Chicago East Asian Languages Report

#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $12,498 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Notre Dame.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Notre Dame

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 27 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW - Madison has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $4,367 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison East Asian Languages Report

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #7 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,483 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Purdue.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Purdue

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #6 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus is $8,194 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 23 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #8 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $6,686 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Michigan State University East Asian Languages Report

#8

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s East Asian degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for IU Bloomington is $4,969 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Indiana University - Bloomington

#9

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ball State University is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ball State also made our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State is $8,403 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Ball State

#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#15 in overall quality

Oakland University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k list, Oakland has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oakland University is $7,490 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Oakland University East Asian Languages Report

#11

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s East Asian degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $18,440 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wheaton College Illinois.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 East Asian Languages at Wheaton College Illinois

#12

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 11 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Michigan University is $13,021 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about East Asian Languages at WMU

#13

North Central College

Naperville, Illinois
#12 in overall quality

North Central College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. North Central College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naperville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Central also took the #12 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,889 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Central College.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at North Central

#14

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

Calvin University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Calvin University is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 6 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

Calvin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Calvin is $21,344 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, 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 87%.

Full Calvin University East Asian Languages Report

#15

Carthage College

Kenosha, Wisconsin
#9 in overall quality

Carthage College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.

Carthage not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $24,480 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Carthage College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Carthage

#16

Butler University

Indianapolis, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

Butler University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

Butler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Butler is $28,783 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Butler

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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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