Germanic Languages at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312. In 2021, 14 German majors received their bachelor's degree from Oregon State.

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.

Oregon State Germanic Languages Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in German

Oregon State Germanic Languages Rankings

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

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 Oregon State 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 Popular Germanic Languages Schools	18

German Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in German from Oregon State. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical German bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Oregon State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in German at Oregon State 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 Oregon State University with a bachelor's in German.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Romance Languages

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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Interpreters and Translators	1,210	$50,090
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	470	$72,020

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
• Image Credit: By Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.