Germanic Languages at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 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.

Stanford Germanic Languages Degrees Available

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

Stanford Germanic Languages Rankings

The german major at Stanford 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in german, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

German Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of german bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in german.

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

Stanford 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.

In the german master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Germanic Languages

Germanic Languages majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
German Language & Literature	4

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• East Asian Languages
• Romance Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.