Germanic Languages at University of Chicago

If you are interested in studying germanic languages, you may want to check out the program at University of Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

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.

UChicago Germanic Languages Degrees Available

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

UChicago Germanic Languages Rankings

The german major at UChicago 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 UChicago

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

UChicago Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of german bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical german bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 University of Chicago with a bachelor's in german.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UChicago Germanic Languages Master’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago 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

The following german concentations are available at University of Chicago. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
German Language & Literature	7

Related Majors

• South Asian Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• East Asian Languages
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
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
• Image Credit: By Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.