2023 Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools
Germanic Languages is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #162 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 126 colleges and universities when compiling its 2023 Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,077 bachelor's degrees in Germanic languages to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Germanic Languages School for Your Bachelor's Degree
Your choice of Germanic languages for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality German program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on Germanic languages students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other Germanic languages students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for Germanic languages to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized Germanic languages related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor's degree.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Germanic Languages in the United States
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in Germanic languages. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
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Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in Germanic languages. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from Duke University
It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in Germanic languages. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from Columbia University in the City of New York
University of Notre Dame is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in Germanic languages. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from University of Notre Dame
Tufts University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in Germanic languages. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from Tufts University
UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from University of California - Berkeley
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from Georgetown University
Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Germanic Languages bachelor's degree recipients from University of Connecticut earn a boost of around $14,427 above the average income of Germanic languages graduates.
More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from University of Connecticut
Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from Bucknell University
Located in the town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from Colby College
University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from University of Virginia - Main Campus
U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
After graduation, German bachelor's recipients usually earn about $21,743 in their early careers.
More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Winston-Salem.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from Wake Forest University
Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Hamilton.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from Colgate University
Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from Vanderbilt University
Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in Germanic languages from Middlebury College
Rest of the Top Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
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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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