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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature (Income $48-$75k) in California

11 Ranked Colleges
180 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $48-$75k

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 for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 California, there were 339 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 180 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in Japanese language and literature. 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Japanese language and literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree japanese language students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCLA is $13,081 for California Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Japanese Language & Literature Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Japanese language students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $13,081 for california bachelor’s degree japanese language students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UC Berkeley.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Berkeley Japanese Language & Literature Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Japanese language students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Davis is $13,578 for California Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Davis Japanese Language & Literature Report

#4

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #4 spot on the list. UCSB is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 11 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $15,343 for california bachelor’s degree japanese language students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of California - Santa Barbara.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at UCSB

#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Cal State Fullerton is a large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 12 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $9,427 for California Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Cal State Fullerton.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Cal State Fullerton Japanese Language & Literature Report

#9 in overall quality

California State University - Long Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for CSULB is $10,807 for California Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at CSULB

#5 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $13,648 for California Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UC Irvine.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Irvine Japanese Language & Literature Report

#10 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UCR also took the #10 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCR is $12,290 for california bachelor’s degree japanese language students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Full University of California - Riverside Japanese Language & Literature Report

#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#8 in overall quality

San Diego State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. San Diego State University is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 18 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $14,730 for California Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SDSU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at San Diego State University

#10

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#7 in overall quality

San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $16,661 for California Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Francisco State University.

Full SFSU Japanese Language & Literature Report

#11

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#6 in overall quality

San Jose State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Japanese language students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $16,397 for California Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Jose State.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full San Jose State Japanese Language & Literature 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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