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Germanic Languages at Furman University

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Germanic Languages at Furman University

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

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and approximately 2,567 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in German from Furman.

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.

Furman Germanic Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in German

Furman Germanic Languages Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks German programs across the country. The following shows how Furman 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 Furman 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
Most Focused Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Most Focused Germanic Languages Schools 7
Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13

German Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 German majors earned their bachelor's degree from Furman. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in German at Furman are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Furman University 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 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Furman 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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers 15,310 $54,400
Interpreters and Translators 460 $44,950
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 130 $68,850

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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