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2023 Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree School for You

Germanic Languages is the #226 most popular major in the country with 1,425 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 126 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Bucknell University the best school in the United States for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Lewisburg.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 126 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best Germanic languages schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Colby College

Waterville, ME

Out of the 126 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

Colgate University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree Germanic languages programs. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

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#12

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for Germanic languages students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well on this year’s best schools for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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#14

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#15

Denison University

Granville, OH

Denison University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for Germanic languages students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Denison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Granville.

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#16

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree Germanic languages programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#17

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

With a ranking of #17, Vassar College did quite well on this year’s best schools for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #18, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI
20 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA
21 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
22 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
23 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
24 Wofford College Spartanburg, SC
25 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Green Bay, WI

Germanic Languages by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 17 majors within the area of study, Germanic languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 8,539
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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