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2022 Best Value Scandinavian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$8,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Scandinavian Studies Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

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Scandinavian Studies is the 1162nd most popular major in the country with 33 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 Scandinavian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Scandinavian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in Scandinavian studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Scandinavian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Scandinavian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Scandinavian Studies (Income $0-$30k)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Scandinavian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s Scandinavian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Scandinavian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $4,367 for Bachelor’s Degree Scandinavian Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Scandinavian Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Scandinavian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 2 bachelors’s Scandinavian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree scandinavian studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Scandinavian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,850 for bachelor’s degree scandinavian studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UW Seattle.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Scandinavian Studies at UW Seattle

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Scandinavian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Scandinavian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Scandinavian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UCLA is $8,553 for Bachelor’s Degree Scandinavian Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Full UCLA Scandinavian Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Scandinavian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s Scandinavian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #4 spot in our “Best Scandinavian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State Mankato is $11,057 for bachelor’s degree scandinavian studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Scandinavian 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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