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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Salary
Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $12,556 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 East Asian Languages at UMN Twin Cities

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Grinnell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grinnell, Iowa. It awarded 4 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

Grinnell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,486 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Grinnell College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

Full Grinnell East Asian Languages Report

#3

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota
#3 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Olaf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend St. Olaf is $17,577 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 College East Asian Languages Report

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gustavus Adolphus College landed the #4 spot on the list. Gustavus Adolphus is a small school located in Saint Peter, Minnesota that handed out 4 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gustavus Adolphus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gustavus Adolphus is $14,548 for plains states region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, 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 88%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Gustavus Adolphus College

#5

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia College at Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $48-$75k list, Concordia College Moorhead has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $20,924 for plains states region bachelor’s degree east asian students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Concordia College 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 Moorhead

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s East Asian degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for KU is $17,132 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Kansas East Asian Languages 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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