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2022 Best Value Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southwest region, there were 98 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,900 and $21,750 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region east asian students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 16 ’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also took the #5 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region east asian students with aid.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Austin Community College District

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 34 ’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region east asian students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region East Asian students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at The University of Texas at Austin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 16 ’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region East Asian students with aid per year to attend University of North Texas.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNT East Asian Languages Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 18 ’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #7 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region east asian students with aid per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

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 ASU - Tempe

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #8 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for southwest region east asian students with aid.

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

Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Houston

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region east asian students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 more about East Asian Languages at University of Oklahoma

#7

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Trinity U is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region east asian students with aid list, Trinity U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity U is $24,669 for southwest region east asian students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Trinity University

#8

Austin College

Sherman, Texas

Austin College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 1 ’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region east asian students with aid list, Austin College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,357 for Southwest Region East Asian students with aid per year to attend Austin 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 more about East Asian Languages at Austin College

Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $36,222 for Southwest Region East Asian students with aid.

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 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%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at SMU

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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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