2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages in California

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in Germanic languages. It is ranked #225 out of 326 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for Germanic languages students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 master's degrees in Germanic languages during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Germanic Languages School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in German matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality Germanic languages program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for Germanic languages.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Germanic Languages in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in Germanic languages.

Most Well Attended Schools for German Students Working on Their Master's

1

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California State University - Long Beach if you want to pursue a master's degree in Germanic languages. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in Germanic languages in California.

There were roughly 6 Germanic languages individuals who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in Germanic languages from California State University - Long Beach

2

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in Germanic languages has to take a look at University of California - Irvine. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in Germanic languages in California.

There were roughly 1 Germanic languages individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in Germanic languages from University of California - Irvine

2

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at San Francisco State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in Germanic languages. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in Germanic languages in California.

There were about 1 Germanic languages individuals who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in Germanic languages from San Francisco State University

2

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in Germanic languages has to look into University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in Germanic languages in California.

There were roughly 1 Germanic languages individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in Germanic languages from University of California - Los Angeles

5

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. More information about a master’s in Germanic languages from University of California - Davis

5

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in Germanic languages from University of California - Berkeley

5

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

UCSB is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. More information about a master’s in Germanic languages from University of California - Santa Barbara

5

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in Germanic languages from Stanford University

Best Germanic Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Germanic Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	184	0
Oregon	151	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to German

One of 17 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Germanic Languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

German Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
German Language & Literature	8
Sc&inavian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	1

Majors Similar to German

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	176
Romance Languages	105
East Asian Languages	11
Classical Languages & Literature	10
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	5
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	4

Notes and References

• 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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