by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 73 people earned their degree in Japanese studies, making the major the 1058th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 27 Japanese studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in Japanese studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in Japanese studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region japanese studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 ’s Japanese studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Earlham College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Earlham College is a small school located in Richmond, Indiana that handed out 6 ’s Japanese studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Japanese studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adrian College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Adrian is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 3 ’s Japanese studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Whitewater, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Japanese studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Japanese Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hope College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Holland, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s Japanese studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, 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.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 2 ’s Japanese studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Illinois College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois College is located in Jacksonville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s Japanese studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, DePauw University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Greencastle, Indiana, and it awarded 0 ’s Japanese studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Oakland University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Japanese Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Japanese studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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