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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Asian Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Asian Studies is the 434th most popular major in the country with 996 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 58 Asian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 Asian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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 Asian studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Asian Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,322 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Asian Studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Asian studies students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USU is $13,634 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree asian studies students.

Full Utah State University Asian Studies Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Asian studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Utah is $14,773 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree asian studies students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full University of Utah Asian Studies Report

#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #4 spot on the list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Asian studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UM is $15,246 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree asian studies students.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Asian studies students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Boulder is $21,680 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree asian studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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.

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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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