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2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 458 people earned their degree in Russian language and literature, making the major the 620th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 77 Russian language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 Russian language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in Russian language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Russian language and literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Russian language and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Russian Language & Literature (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s Russian language degrees to qualified students.

Notre Dame did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Notre Dame is $24,392 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive 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 student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Russian language degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,039 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low 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%.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students whose families make $75-$110k list, Purdue has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,565 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 9 bachelors’s Russian language degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $21,860 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Read more about Russian Language & Literature at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s Russian language degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State is $21,364 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ohio State Russian Language & Literature Report

#9 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students whose families make $75-$110k list, SIUC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Illinois University Carbondale is $20,698 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 2 bachelors’s Russian language degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students whose families make $75-$110k list, UWM has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $20,945 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 4 bachelors’s Russian language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $25,389 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Russian Language & Literature at Michigan State University

#8 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Russian language degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kent State is $21,699 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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%.

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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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