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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Asian-American Studies (Income $30-$48k) in California

9 Ranked Colleges
115 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Asian-American Studies is the 862nd most popular major in the country with 179 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 132 Asian-American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 115 Asian-American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in Asian-American studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Asian-American studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Asian-American studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree asian-american studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Asian-American Studies (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Asian-american studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stanford University is $1,145 for California Bachelor’s Degree Asian-American Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 26 bachelors’s Asian-american studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UCLA is $9,254 for California Bachelor’s Degree Asian-American Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 20 bachelors’s Asian-american studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $6,883 for California Bachelor’s Degree Asian-American Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CSUN.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #3 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 6 bachelors’s Asian-american studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Irvine is $10,373 for California Bachelor’s Degree Asian-American Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Asian-american studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

CSULB also took the #8 spot in our “Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Long Beach is $7,595 for california bachelor’s degree asian-american studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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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#7 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Asian-american studies students in 2019-2020.

UCR also made our “Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $9,151 for California Bachelor’s Degree Asian-American Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of California - Riverside.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Asian-American Studies at University of California - Riverside

#3 in overall quality

University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s Asian-american studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #3 spot in our “Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $10,769 for California Bachelor’s Degree Asian-American Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UC Davis.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. 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 California - Davis Asian-American Studies Report

#8

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#4 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Asian-american studies degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Santa Barbara is $11,895 for california bachelor’s degree asian-american studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Asian-American Studies at UCSB

#9

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

San Francisco State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Asian-American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Asian-american studies students in 2019-2020.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $12,517 for california bachelor’s degree asian-american studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SFSU.

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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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