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Columbia University in the City of New York BA in Germanic Languages

3 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is German Language & Literature. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Germanic Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in German, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Columbia BA in German

#5 in the U.S
#1 in New York

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for German majors, Columbia came in at #5. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for Columbia.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Germanic Languages Graduates 1
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Germanic Languages Graduates 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $30-$48k) 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $48-$75k) 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $75-$110k) 1
Best Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages 2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $75-$110k) 2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k) 2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (With Aid) 3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $30-$48k) 3
Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (With Aid) 3
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Germanic Languages Graduates 4
Best Value Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $75-$110k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $48-$75k) 4
Best Germanic Languages Schools 5
Highest Paid Germanic Languages Graduates 5
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $48-$75k) 6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $30-$48k) 6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $75-$110k) 7
Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages 8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k) 10
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages 11
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages 13
Best Value Colleges for Germanic Languages (With Aid) 13
Best Value Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k) 14
Most Popular Colleges for Germanic Languages 14
Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income Over $110k) 15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k) 16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (With Aid) 18
Best Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 19
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income Over $110k) 25
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages 28
Best Germanic Languages Colleges for Veterans 68
Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 70
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages 110
Best Value Colleges for Germanic Languages 122
Best Value Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income Over $110k) 123
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income Over $110k) 125
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages 141
Most Focused Colleges for Germanic Languages 176
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages 234

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in German from Columbia Cost?

$60,532 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Columbia Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Columbia was $1,896 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $57,864 $57,864
Fees $2,668 $2,668
Books and Supplies $1,318 $1,318
On Campus Room and Board $12,394 $12,394
On Campus Other Expenses $2,220 $2,220

Learn more about Columbia tuition and fees.

Does Columbia Offer an Online BA in German?

Online degrees for the Columbia German bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Bachelor’s Student Diversity for German

3 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 3 students received their bachelor’s degree in German. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 33.3% of the students who received their BA in German in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 55.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in German at Columbia in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BA in German Focus Areas at Columbia

Germanic Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
German Language & Literature 3

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to Germanic languages.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 28
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 10
Romance Languages 40
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 18
Classical Languages & Literature 13

View All Germanic Languages Related Majors >

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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