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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 619 people earned their degree in Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages, making the major the 264th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,900 and had an average of $27,125 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 47 Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Slavic, Baltic & Albanian students per year to attend Mizzou.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages at University of Missouri - Columbia

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree slavic, baltic & albanian students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNL Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,918 for plains states region bachelor’s degree slavic, baltic & albanian students per year to attend KU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full KU Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Report

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Iowa is $19,145 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Slavic, Baltic & Albanian 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Iowa Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Report

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian students in 2019-2020.

SLU also made our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend SLU is $28,188 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Slavic, Baltic & Albanian students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The 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 SLU Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Report

#6

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

St Olaf College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Northfield, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian students in 2019-2020.

St. Olaf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Olaf is $23,543 for plains states region bachelor’s degree slavic, baltic & albanian students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full St. Olaf Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Report

#7

Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Grinnell College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Grinnell College is a small school located in Grinnell, Iowa that handed out 3 bachelors’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree slavic, baltic & albanian students list, Grinnell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grinnell is $22,486 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Slavic, Baltic & Albanian students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages at Grinnell

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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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