2023 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages is the 267th most popular major in the country with 607 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,690 and had an average of $16,167 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 49 Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region slavic, baltic & albanian students.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 6 ’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian degrees in 2020-2021.
Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,559 for plains states region slavic, baltic & albanian students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Full Mizzou Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified ’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian students in 2020-2021.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for KU is $20,257 for Plains States Region Slavic, Baltic & Albanian students.
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%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 ’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian degrees in 2020-2021.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,013 for Plains States Region Slavic, Baltic & Albanian students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 7 ’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa also took the #3 spot in our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa is $19,401 for Plains States Region Slavic, Baltic & Albanian students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian degrees to qualified students.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #8 spot in our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMN Twin Cities is $17,878 for plains states region slavic, baltic & albanian students.
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%. 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 more about Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Saint Louis University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 ’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian degrees in 2020-2021.
SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Louis University is $25,039 for plains states region slavic, baltic & albanian students.
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 2.3% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad 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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With a ranking of #7, St Olaf College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Northfield, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region slavic, baltic & albanian students list, St. Olaf has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $24,052 for Plains States Region Slavic, Baltic & Albanian students per year to attend St. Olaf.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages at St Olaf College
Grinnell College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Grinnell, Iowa, and it awarded 5 ’s Slavic, Baltic and Albanian degrees in 2020-2021.
Grinnell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grinnell is $25,182 for Plains States Region Slavic, Baltic & Albanian students.
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%.
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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
- *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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