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Germanic Languages at Colby College

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Germanic Languages at Colby College

If you are interested in studying Germanic languages, you may want to check out the program at Colby College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 2,155. Of the 711 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colby College in 2021, 5 of them were Germanic languages majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Germanic Languages section at the bottom of this page.

Colby Germanic Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in German

Colby Germanic Languages Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the German progam at Colby compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The German major at Colby is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Germanic Languages. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
4
Best Germanic Languages Schools 5
Best Value Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 60
Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 61
Best Value Germanic Languages Schools 71

German Student Demographics at Colby

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the German majors at Colby College.

Colby Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 German students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Colby, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in German at Colby are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its German bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colby College with a bachelor's in German.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Colby also has a doctoral program available in German. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That German Grads May Go Into

A degree in German can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers 5,790 $54,240
Interpreters and Translators 140 $63,210
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 130 $70,040

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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