Germanic Languages at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst Germanic Languages Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Germanic Languages Rankings

The german major at UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of german bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in german at UMass Amherst 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in german.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Amherst Germanic Languages Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of german master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Germanic Languages

If you plan to be a german major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
German Language & Literature	11

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,580	$84,890

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.