Germanic Languages at Portland State University

Every germanic languages school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the german program at Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year.

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.

Portland State University Germanic Languages Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Germanic Languages Rankings

The german major at Portland State University 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.

German Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of german bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical german bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in german at Portland State University 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 Portland 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Portland State University Germanic Languages Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of german master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Germanic Languages

Germanic Languages majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
German Language & Literature	5

Related Majors

• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• East Asian Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature
• 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 Portland 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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.