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2022 Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

German Language & Literature is the 386th most popular major in the country with 1,226 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 88 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in German language and literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great German language and literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the German language and literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for German Language & Literature in California (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German language degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california bachelor’s degree german language students with aid list, UCLA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCLA is $14,279 for California Bachelor’s Degree German Language students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about German Language & Literature at UCLA

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. California State University - Long Beach is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $9,622 for California Bachelor’s Degree German Language students with aid per year to attend CSULB.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 89%.

Read full report on German Language & Literature at CSULB

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Berkeley is $15,329 for california bachelor’s degree german language students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UC Berkeley German Language & Literature Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Davis is $14,669 for California Bachelor’s Degree German Language students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Full UC Davis German Language & Literature Report

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Diego State University is $14,788 for california bachelor’s degree german language students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about German Language & Literature at SDSU

#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#7 in overall quality

San Francisco State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German language degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Francisco State University is $15,113 for California Bachelor’s Degree German Language students with aid.

Read more about German Language & Literature at SFSU

#5 in overall quality

California State University - Chico did quite well in the 2022 Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German language degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california bachelor’s degree german language students with aid list, Chico State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Chico is $15,017 for california bachelor’s degree german language students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about German Language & Literature at Chico State

#8

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#4 in overall quality

University of Redlands ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Redlands, California, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Redlands did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $27,958 for California Bachelor’s Degree German Language students with aid per year to attend University of Redlands.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Full University of Redlands German Language & Literature Report

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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