2023 Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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$27,225
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
East Asian Languages is the 188th most popular major in the country with 2,293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, East Asian languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,485 and had an average of $22,162 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 164 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,225 and $27,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 154 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in East Asian languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great East Asian languages programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the East Asian languages program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 8 Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s list. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 7 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
William & Mary also took the #2 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, William & Mary supports 8,939 students, and 531 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 349 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,978. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 William & Mary Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 22 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida State also made our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,819. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 94%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,476 of the 30,146 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Charlotte were GI Bill® students, of which 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,691. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UNC Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WKU also made our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7.Among the 17,517 students enrolled at WKU, 847 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 345 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Western Kentucky University Veteran Student Life Report
Northern Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s list. Northern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 9 bachelors’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
NKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 16,211 students enrolled at Northern Kentucky University, 469 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 236 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,158. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full NKU Veteran Student Life Report
West Virginia University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,033 of the 26,269 students enrolled at West Virginia University were GI Bill® students, of which 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. To help with additional expenses, 66 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at West Virginia University]](/colleges/west-virginia-university/student-life/veterans/)
Wake Forest University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for East Asian for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Forest University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 8,789 students enrolled at Wake Forest University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wake Forest University]](/colleges/wake-forest-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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