Germanic Languages isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #222 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for germanic languages students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 11 degrees in germanic languages to qualified students.
The german program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Germanic Languages rankings. For our Best Overall Germanic Languages School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Germanic Languages Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of german degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Kentucky is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in germanic languages. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
Centre College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in germanic languages. Located in the town of Danville, Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #411 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Centre College of Kentucky is a great college overall.
There were approximately 3 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Centre College of Kentucky in the most recent data year.
Northern Kentucky University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in germanic languages. NKU is a large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights. This university ranks 6th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 1 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Western Kentucky University if you want to pursue a degree in germanic languages. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 1 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.
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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