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Featured Chinese Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Anthropology
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
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2026 Best Value Chinese Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the chinese studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Chinese Studies Schools
Our analysis ranked Fordham University the best value for a degree in chinese studies in the Middle Atlantic Region. Fordham University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $64,470. Typical student debt for chinese studies graduates is $26,884. Early-career chinese studies graduates make about $40,811. That is a strong return on a $26,884 median debt. The acceptance rate is 59%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 8 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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[Chinese Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/area-studies/chinese-studies/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
