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2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region

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Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

East Asian Languages is the 188th most popular major in the country with 2,293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Plains States region, there were 150 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,889 and $21,494 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in East Asian languages. To top this list, a school must have a successful East Asian languages program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region”.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 51 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full KU East Asian Languages Report

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St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the #3 spot on the list. St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at St. Olaf

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 22 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at WUSTL

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Macalester College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Macalester College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Macalester College

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Carleton College
Northfield, Minnesota

Carleton College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region list. Carleton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, 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 94%.

Full Carleton College East Asian Languages Report

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Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, Minnesota

With a ranking of #7, Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Peter, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Gustavus Adolphus

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Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa

Grinnell College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Grinnell, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Grinnell College

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Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad 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%.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Concordia College Moorhead

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 3 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at UND

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