2023 Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
14
Ranked Colleges
335
Degrees Awarded
$22,300
Avg Net Price*
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 in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,293 people earned their degree in East Asian languages, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, East Asian languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,485 and had an average of $22,162 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 335 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,051 and $26,766 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 14 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region east asian students.
Top 14 Best Value Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region east asian students list, Hunter has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $2,158 for middle atlantic region east asian students per year to attend Hunter.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Hunter College
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 12 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region east asian students list, QC has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Queens College is $3,469 for middle atlantic region east asian students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full QC East Asian Languages Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is $27,058 for Middle Atlantic Region East Asian students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Pitt East Asian Languages Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,035 for Middle Atlantic Region East Asian students per year to attend Rutgers New Brunswick.
The low undergrad 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region east asian students list, Temple has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $23,888 for middle atlantic region east asian students per year to attend Temple.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full Temple East Asian Languages Report
University of Delaware ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 6 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,967 for Middle Atlantic Region East Asian students per year to attend UD.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 UD
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 23 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP also took the #7 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMCP is $18,048 for Middle Atlantic Region East Asian students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maryland - College Park East Asian Languages Report
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,823 for middle atlantic region east asian students per year to attend Columbia University in the City of New York.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Columbia University in the City of New York
George Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 14 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region east asian students list, GWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $32,563 for Middle Atlantic Region East Asian students per year to attend George Washington University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at George Washington University
With a ranking of #10, Hamilton College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clinton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hamilton, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hamilton College is $22,107 for middle atlantic region east asian students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Hamilton College
Colgate University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Colgate University is located in Hamilton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Colgate also took the #4 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colgate is $27,775 for Middle Atlantic Region East Asian students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Colgate
University of Rochester ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 5 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Rochester is $31,340 for middle atlantic region east asian students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Rochester
Georgetown University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 4 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $32,108 for Middle Atlantic Region East Asian students per year to attend Georgetown.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about East Asian Languages at Georgetown
With a ranking of #14, Vassar College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value East Asian Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Vassar also took the #3 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vassar College is $27,499 for Middle Atlantic Region East Asian students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Full Vassar College East Asian Languages Report
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *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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