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.
College Factual looked at 118 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best German Language & Literature Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,192 degrees in german language & literature to qualified students.
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Duke University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in german language & literature. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in german language & literature needs to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
Georgetown University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in german language & literature. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.
University of Notre Dame is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in german language & literature. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.
UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 20 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 7th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 12 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Middlebury. This college ranks 1st out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were roughly 5 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 2 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 3 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent data year.
UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 53 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Colby is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Waterville. This college ranks 2nd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 5 german language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for German Language & Literature students that almost earned our Best German Language & Literature Schools award.
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.
