2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages
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” 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,616 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 96 colleges that offered a degree in East Asian languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality East Asian languages programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the East Asian languages program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
Top 26 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Hunter College is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 33 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $2,490 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students per year to attend Hunter College.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,145 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,086 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students per year to attend University of North Texas.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 96 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, 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 95%.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Florida State University
Queens College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. QC is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 13 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Queens College is $3,067 for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s East Asian degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,529 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students per year to attend UNC Charlotte.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
With a ranking of #9, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for CSULB is $9,622 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Long Beach East Asian Languages Report
Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 11 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Michigan University is $19,433 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
San Francisco State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,113 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students per year to attend SFSU.
Read more about East Asian Languages at San Francisco State University
With a ranking of #12, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #13, Utah State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend USU is $13,634 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
San Jose State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Jose State is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 15 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for San Jose State University is $14,928 for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. 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 more about East Asian Languages at San Jose State University
Northern Kentucky University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend NKU is $9,049 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
University of Florida came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Washington University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for WWU is $16,529 for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Western Washington University
With a ranking of #18, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Central Washington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,397 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students per year to attend CWU.
University of Utah ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,773 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students per year to attend University of Utah.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
San Diego State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SDSU is $14,788 for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
California State University - Fullerton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. California State University - Fullerton is a large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 12 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Fullerton is $7,991 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full California State University - Fullerton East Asian Languages Report
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend WVU is $12,983 for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
With a ranking of #24, Oakland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Oakland is $11,802 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
University of Rhode Island landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for URI is $20,607 for bachelor’s degree east asian students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Rhode Island
Washington State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Washington State University is $16,358 for Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Washington State University East Asian Languages Report
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- 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%.
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- *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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