2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Middle Atlantic Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 356 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,391 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 219 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 17 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 17 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s East Asian degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hunter is $2,490 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #2 spot on the list. Queens College is a public institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
QC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend QC is $3,067 for Middle Atlantic Region 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s East Asian degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pitt is $27,938 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree east asian students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, 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.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Rutgers New Brunswick
Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #5 spot on the list. UD is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UD is $17,220 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Delaware
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
UMCP also took the #5 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,045 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree east asian students per year to attend University of Maryland - College Park.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, 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%.
Temple University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,521 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students per year to attend Temple.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University at Albany did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s East Asian degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
UAlbany also made our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for UAlbany is $18,577 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree east asian students.
Nazareth College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nazareth is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree east asian students list, Nazareth has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $29,994 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree east asian students per year to attend Nazareth College.
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. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, Hofstra University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
Hofstra did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $32,838 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree east asian students per year to attend Hofstra University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Hofstra University
With a ranking of #11, George Washington University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s East Asian degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GWU is $33,719 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
Hamilton College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hamilton is a small school located in Clinton, New York that handed out 9 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
Hamilton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hamilton is $25,440 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree east asian students.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Georgetown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Georgetown also made our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Georgetown University is $28,909 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree east asian students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, 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 94%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Georgetown University
Colgate University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Colgate also made our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Colgate University is $25,834 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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.
University of Rochester came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Rochester is $29,522 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree east asian students.
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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Rochester
Vassar College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Vassar is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Vassar not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vassar is $26,208 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.
UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Pennsylvania is $25,802 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree East Asian students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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%.
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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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