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Pennsylvania State University - University Park PhD in Germanic Languages

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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in German, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park PhD in German

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is a good match for you, you may want to check out College Factual's Best Germanic Languages Doctor's Degree Schools ranking to see some of the great options that are available. To determine the school's rank, we look at objective measures, such as post-graduation earnings, student and faculty diversity, and accumulated student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in German from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $915 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online PhD in German?

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

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for German

1 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Women
Only 1 student graduated with a doctor’s degree in German during the 2018-2019 academic year. The gender and racial-ethnicity of that individual is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

All of the students who received their PhD in German in 2018-2019 were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Penn State University Park in German at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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

PhD in German Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
German Language & Literature 1

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 7
Romance Languages 3

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*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.

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