2022 Best Value Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Japanese Language Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Japanese Language & Literature is the 458th most popular major in the country with 1,001 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 14 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Japanese language and literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Japanese language and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Japanese Language Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Japanese Language Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

North Central College

Naperville, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$18,889 Average Net Price

$38,413 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Naperville, Illinois, and it awarded 14 ’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

North Central did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $18,889 for illinois japanese language students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Central.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at North Central

• Best Value Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k)

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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