Germanic Languages at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in German from Rutgers New Brunswick.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Germanic Languages Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in German

Rutgers New Brunswick Germanic Languages Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the German progam at Rutgers New Brunswick compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Rutgers New Brunswick 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
Best Value Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Germanic Languages Schools	71
	85

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in German from Rutgers New Brunswick. This is the #37 most popular school for German master’s degree candidates in the country.

German Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 German majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in German.

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

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

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• East Asian Languages
• Romance Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	630	$92,110
Interpreters and Translators	540	$74,750

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 Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.