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2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor's in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

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 Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” 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 Massachusetts, there were 34 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,887 and $24,387 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in Japanese language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Japanese language and literature programs that also have a lower cost than 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 for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williams College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Japanese language degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts bachelor’s degree japanese language students with aid list, Williams has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Williams College is $19,480 for massachusetts bachelor’s degree japanese language students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at Williams

#2

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wellesley College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wellesley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. The yearly cost to attend Wellesley is $22,087 for Massachusetts Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Full Wellesley College Japanese Language & Literature Report

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $22,501 for Massachusetts Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students with aid per year to attend UMass Amherst.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. The yearly cost to attend Boston University is $30,259 for Massachusetts Bachelor’s Degree Japanese Language students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Boston University Japanese Language & Literature Report

#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Japanese Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s Japanese language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Japanese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tufts University is $30,744 for massachusetts bachelor’s degree japanese language students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at Tufts

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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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