by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Northwestern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in German, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for German majors, Northwestern came in at #3. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Northwestern.
Part-time undergraduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,901 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,227 | $58,227 |
| Fees | $474 | $474 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,662 | $1,662 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,616 | $17,616 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,304 | $3,304 |
Learn more about Northwestern tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Northwestern 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 Northwestern Online Learning page.
About 57.1% of the students who received their BA in German in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 55.2%.
Around 28.6% of German bachelor’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Germanic Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| German Language & Literature | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to Germanic languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 10 |
| East Asian Languages | 8 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 2 |
| Romance Languages | 19 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 6 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
