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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Russian Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Russian language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Russian language and literature 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 Russian language and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Russian Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s Russian language degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students list, Purdue has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Russian Language & Literature Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s Russian language degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,945 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language students per year to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Read more about Russian Language & Literature at SIUC

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Russian language degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $17,876 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

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

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 3 bachelors’s Russian language degrees 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. It costs about $18,885 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language students per year to attend Kent State University at Kent.

Full Kent State Russian Language & Literature Report

#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 list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s Russian language degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University - Main Campus is $17,616 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Russian Language & Literature at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s Russian language degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $17,708 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 UW - Madison

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State University is $19,173 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Russian Language & Literature at Michigan State

#2 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s Russian language degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students list, U-M has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is $15,336 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Language students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.

Read full report on Russian Language & Literature at U-M

#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Russian Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 6 bachelors’s Russian language degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also made our “Best Russian Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Notre Dame is $33,025 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree russian language students.

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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full University of Notre Dame Russian Language & Literature Report

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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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