2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major
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Japanese Studies is the 1058th most popular major in the country with 68 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 japanese studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in japanese studies. That schools that top this list have a program in japanese studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major”.
Top 21 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Studies
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Earlham College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major list. Earlham is located in Richmond, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Japanese Studies at Earlham
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major list. Hilo, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s japanese studies degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read full report on Japanese Studies at UH Hilo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Furman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s japanese studies degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 impressive undergraduate 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Japanese Studies at Furman University
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Willamette University landed the #4 spot on the list. Willamette University is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Japanese Studies at Willamette
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Adrian College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Japanese Studies at Adrian College
With a ranking of #6, Pitzer College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major list. Pitzer is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
Full Pitzer College Japanese Studies Report
Gettysburg College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s japanese studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Japanese Studies at Gettysburg
Hope College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major ranking. Hope is a small school located in Holland, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Japanese Studies at Hope
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major ranking. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s japanese studies degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read more about Japanese Studies at UW Oshkosh
University of California - San Diego landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major ranking. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 19 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of California - San Diego Japanese Studies Report
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Japanese Studies Report
DePaul University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major ranking. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Japanese Studies at DePaul
Case Western Reserve University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 2 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Case Western Reserve University Japanese Studies Report
With a ranking of #14, DePauw University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major list. DePauw University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greencastle, Indiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Japanese Studies at DePauw University
Linfield University - McMinnville Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in McMinnville, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s japanese studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Japanese Studies at Linfield
Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major list. Located in Moraga, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s japanese studies students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
Read full report on Japanese Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California
Oakland University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major list. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad 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 Japanese Studies at Oakland
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 4 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Japanese Studies Report
Illinois College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major ranking. Illinois College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Japanese Studies at Illinois College
Hofstra University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major list. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s japanese studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Japanese Studies at Hofstra University
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Japanese Studies Major ranking, coming in at #14. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s japanese studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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