If you plan on majoring in german language & literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #406 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for german language & literature students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 951 degrees in german language & literature annually.
Choosing a Great German Language & Literature School
Your choice of german language & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for german language & literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
German Language & Literature Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best German Language & Literature Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for German Language & Literature in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the german language degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in german language & literature needs to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in german language & literature. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 39 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in german language & literature has to look into University of Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 5th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 5 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in german language & literature has to take a look at University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 12 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. This university ranks 1st out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 1 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 12 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available.
UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. This university ranks 10th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 17 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of german language & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for german language & literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
