2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 East Asian Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,219 people earned their degree in East Asian languages, making the major the 184th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, East Asian languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,569 and had an average of $20,789 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 398 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,500 and $22,783 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in East Asian languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great East Asian languages programs and cost less that 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 East Asian languages program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Chicago East Asian Languages Report

#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#4 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

U-M also took the #4 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at U-M

#3

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 East Asian Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about East Asian Languages at UW - Madison

#4

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s East Asian degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at Ohio State University - Main Campus

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages (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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