2022 Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 160 people earned their degree in Russian studies, making the major the 865th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 14 Russian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 Russian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in Russian studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Russian studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree russian studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Russian Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$18,918 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s Russian studies degrees to qualified students.

KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Russian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kansas is $18,918 for plains states region bachelor’s degree russian studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Russian Studies at University of Kansas

#2

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$23,543 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Olaf College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Russian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Northfield, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Russian studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Olaf, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Russian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St. Olaf is $23,543 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Russian Studies students with aid.

The low 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 freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full St Olaf College Russian Studies Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Russian Studies (With Aid)

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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