2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,415 people earned their degree in Germanic languages, making the major the 216th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 207 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,800 and $20,750 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Germanic languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Germanic languages programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree german students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s German students in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.

Full Duke Germanic Languages Report

#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 doctorate’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Vanderbilt

#3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s German students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Germanic Languages at UNC Chapel Hill

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $0-$30k)

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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