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2022 Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

4 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $75-$110k

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 “Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

South Asian Studies is the 1182nd most popular major in the country with 30 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 South Asian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in South Asian studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great South Asian studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the South Asian studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for South Asian Studies (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brown University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 bachelors’s South Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best South Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,634 for bachelor’s degree south asian studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Brown.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#2

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wellesley College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Wellesley, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s South Asian studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Wellesley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best South Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Wellesley is $22,275 for bachelor’s degree south asian studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about South Asian Studies at Wellesley College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best South Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $21,860 for Bachelor’s Degree South Asian Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - Madison South Asian Studies Report

#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value South Asian Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s South Asian studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best South Asian Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,951 for bachelor’s degree south asian studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend IU Bloomington.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington South Asian 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%.

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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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