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2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Germanic Languages is the 216th most popular major in the country with 1,415 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, Germanic languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,200 and had an average of $22,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 94 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Germanic languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Germanic languages programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Germanic languages program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Pennsylvania is $3,181 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Germanic Languages at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lafayette College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Easton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Lafayette also made our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Lafayette is $6,934 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree German students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, 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 87%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Lafayette College

#3

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gettysburg College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2019-2020.

Gettysburg also took the #3 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gettysburg College is $11,244 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at Gettysburg College

#4

Dickinson College

Carlisle, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dickinson College landed the #4 spot on the list. Dickinson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dickinson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $11,046 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dickinson.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at Dickinson College

#5

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin and Marshall College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Franklin and Marshall College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.

Franklin and Marshall not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The yearly cost to attend Franklin and Marshall is $11,503 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree German students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Franklin and Marshall College

#7 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt is $20,075 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree German students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Germanic Languages at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#7

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Susquehanna University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Susquehanna University is a small school located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

Susquehanna also made our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $19,823 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Susquehanna.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Susquehanna

#8

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Bucknell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

Bucknell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $22,342 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Bucknell University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Bucknell

#9

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Millersville is located in Millersville, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.

Millersville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Millersville is $16,878 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at Millersville

#10

Ursinus College

Collegeville, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

Ursinus College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2019-2020.

Ursinus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ursinus College is $19,780 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree German students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at Ursinus College

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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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