German Language & Literature at Northwestern University

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a german language school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's german language program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in German Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern German Language & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in German Language

Northwestern German Language & Literature Rankings

The german language major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for German Language & Literature. 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in german language, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

German Language Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the german language majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of german language bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical german language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 85% more racial-ethnic minorities in its german language bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in german language.

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

Careers That German Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in german language can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	870	$70,480

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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