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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages in California

13 Ranked Colleges
301 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor's in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 California, there were 535 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,133 and $14,370 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 301 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Los Angeles is $14,279 for California Bachelor’s Degree East Asian 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of California - Los Angeles

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. CSULB is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 7 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend CSULB is $9,622 for california bachelor’s degree east asian students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, 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.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at CSULB

#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 33 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Francisco State University is $15,113 for california bachelor’s degree east asian students.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at San Francisco State University

#4

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 21 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california bachelor’s degree east asian students list, UCSB has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Santa Barbara is $15,884 for California Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.

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

Read full report on East Asian Languages at UCSB

#5

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #7 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $14,928 for california bachelor’s degree east asian students per year to attend San Jose State University.

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 full report on East Asian Languages at San Jose State

University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking, coming in at #6. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 47 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Davis is $14,669 for california bachelor’s degree east asian students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Berkeley is $15,329 for california 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 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about East Asian Languages at University of California - Berkeley

#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#10 in overall quality

San Diego State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking. San Diego State University is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Diego State University is $14,788 for california bachelor’s degree east asian students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at San Diego State University

California State University - Fullerton ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. California State University - Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton also took the #13 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cal State Fullerton is $7,991 for california 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Cal State Fullerton

#6 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine also made our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $14,783 for california bachelor’s degree east asian students per year to attend University of California - Irvine.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, 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.

Read more about East Asian Languages at UC Irvine

#11

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California
#12 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking, coming in at #11. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 10 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also took the #12 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $12,871 for California Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students per year to attend UCR.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of California - Riverside

#12

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#9 in overall quality

University of the Pacific came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking. University of the Pacific is located in Stockton, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the Pacific is $28,929 for california bachelor’s degree east asian students.

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 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Pacific

#13

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking, coming in at #13. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 21 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern California is $29,528 for california bachelor’s degree east asian students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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