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Germanic Languages at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Germanic Languages at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a German school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's German program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 German majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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.

Columbia Germanic Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in German
  • Master’s Degree in German
  • Doctorate Degree in German

Columbia Germanic Languages Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks German programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The German major at Columbia 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
1
Best Value Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools 6
Most Focused Germanic Languages Schools 154

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in German from Columbia. This makes it the #15 most popular school for German master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in German, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

German Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the German majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in German from Columbia. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical German bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in German at Columbia are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in German.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Columbia Germanic Languages Master’s Program

50% Women
The German program at Columbia awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in German.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in German. In 2021, 4 students 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Interpreters and Translators 3,300 $68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 3,130 $87,670

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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