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2024 Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools

123 Colleges in the United States
1,077 Bachelor's Degrees
$55,443 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in germanic languages sits in the middle of the road, ranking #162 out of 363 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 123 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 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

Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools 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:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges 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

Below you'll see a list of 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.

19 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in German

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3 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting 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

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
2 Annual Graduates

Georgetown University is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in germanic languages. Located in the large 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

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3 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Notre Dame if you want to pursue 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

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Duke University
Durham, NC
12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in germanic languages needs to check out Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from Duke University

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Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the germanic languages degree program at University of Connecticut earn $14,427 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from University of Connecticut

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12 Annual Graduates

Located in the 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

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
3 Annual Graduates

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

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10 Annual Graduates

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from University of California - Berkeley

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17 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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4 Annual Graduates

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

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7 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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4 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from University of Chicago

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
14 Annual Graduates

Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from Tufts University

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3 Annual Graduates

Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from University of California - Davis

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Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
3 Annual Graduates

Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Hamilton.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from Colgate University

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7 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from The University of Texas at Austin

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11 Annual Graduates

Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from University of Missouri - Columbia

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
1 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from Vanderbilt University

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10 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in germanic languages from University of California - Santa Barbara

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.

Rank College Location
19 Colby College Waterville, ME
20 Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA
21 New York University New York, NY
22 University of Georgia Athens, GA
23 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
24 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
25 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY

Germanic Languages by Region

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Germanic Languages is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

German Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
German Language & Literature 946
Germanic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General 88
Germanic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other 21
Sc&inavian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 9
Norwegian Language & Literature 7
Swedish Language & Literature 5
Danish Language & Literature 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 11,607
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 5,401
East Asian Languages 1,596
Classical Languages & Literature 1,120
American Sign Language 548
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 494
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 360
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 249
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 25
Iranian & Persian Languages 4

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