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2022 Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$9,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Massachusetts, there were 88 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,700 and $27,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in East Asian languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great East Asian languages programs and 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 in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for East Asian Languages (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Williams College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.

Williams did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in Massachusetts” list. The estimated yearly cost for Williams College is $2,498 for Massachusetts East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Williams College

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 10 ’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts east asian students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tufts has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tufts is $5,267 for massachusetts east asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Tufts University East Asian Languages Report

#3

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wellesley College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

Wellesley also made our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Wellesley is $8,785 for massachusetts east asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full Wellesley East Asian Languages Report

#4

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Northampton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.

Smith also made our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $6,075 for Massachusetts East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Smith.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 Smith College

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Boston U is $12,903 for Massachusetts East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Boston University

#6

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts

College of the Holy Cross landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.

Holy Cross did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in Massachusetts” list. It costs about $15,036 for Massachusetts East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Holy Cross.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at College of the Holy Cross

#7

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 ’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our massachusetts east asian students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Amherst is $13,137 for Massachusetts East Asian students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UMass Amherst East Asian Languages Report

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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