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

6 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,219 people earned their degree in East Asian languages, making the major the 184th most popular in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 132 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,400 and $20,313 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 114 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the East Asian languages program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #4 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $7,266 for plains states region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full UMN Twin Cities East Asian Languages Report

#2

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Olaf College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. St Olaf College is located in Northfield, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Olaf, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Olaf is $12,459 for plains states region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 St. Olaf East Asian Languages Report

#3

Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grinnell College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Grinnell is a small school located in Grinnell, Iowa that handed out 4 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

Grinnell also took the #2 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grinnell College is $11,945 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Grinnell College

#4

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gustavus Adolphus College landed the #4 spot on the list. Gustavus Adolphus is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

Gustavus Adolphus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,150 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Gustavus Adolphus College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Gustavus Adolphus

#5

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia College Moorhead also took the #5 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,881 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Concordia College at Moorhead.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Concordia College at Moorhead

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kansas is $14,387 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at KU

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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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