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2022 Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 996 people earned their degree in Asian studies, making the major the 434th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 82 Asian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 Asian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in Asian studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Asian studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Asian studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Asian Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid 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 6 bachelors’s Asian studies degrees to qualified students.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,986 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree asian studies students with aid per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Asian Studies at Purdue

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree asian studies students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Madison is $17,708 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Asian Studies students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Asian Studies at UW - Madison

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s Asian studies degrees to qualified students.

U-M also made our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is $15,336 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Asian Studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Asian Studies at U-M

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Asian studies students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $24,664 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Asian Studies students with aid per year to attend Northwestern University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Asian Studies at Northwestern

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU also made our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree asian studies students with aid.

Full BGSU Asian Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Asian studies students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $22,906 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Asian Studies students with aid per year to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Full OHIO Athens Asian Studies 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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