2023 Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 338 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Germanic Languages program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Bachelor's in Germanic Languages
Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for Germanic languages students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 45 students majoring in German at U-M, 38% are male and 62% are female.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, German majors at U-M accumulate an average of around $18,549 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in German at URI, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular Germanic languages schools in the United States. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Of the 21 students majoring in German at UMN Twin Cities, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in German at the school are women while 57% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.
About 60% of the students majoring in German at the school are women while 40% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular Germanic languages schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in German at UCONN, 70% are male and 30% are female.
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University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.
Of the 17 students majoring in German at UGA, 65% are male and 35% are female.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Of the 17 students majoring in German at UW Seattle, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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Western Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in German at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Tufts University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree Germanic languages programs. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
About 43% of the students majoring in German at the school are women while 57% are male.
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Oregon State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in German at the school are women while 50% are male.
German majors at Oregon State take out an average of $26,385 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Hillsdale College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Hillsdale College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hillsdale.
Women make up 77% of the German majors at the school.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree Germanic languages programs. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in German at Ohio State, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
About 58% of the students majoring in German at the school are women while 42% are male.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for Germanic languages students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in German at UW - Madison, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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With a ranking of #13, Furman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in German at Furman, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Duke University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree Germanic languages programs. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 83% of the German majors at the school.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for Germanic languages students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 64% of the German majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #18, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.
Of the 11 students majoring in German at Wayne State, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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University of Puget Sound did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for Germanic languages students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in German at Puget Sound, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in German at Mizzou, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Of the 10 students majoring in German at University of Arizona, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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With a ranking of #22, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for Germanic languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in German at UC Berkeley, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree Germanic languages programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 90% of the German majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that German majors at UCSB take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,007.
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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree Germanic languages programs. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Of the 9 students majoring in German at IU Bloomington, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 338 different United States Germanic languages schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 49 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 49 | Princeton University | Princeton, NJ |
| 49 | University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI |
| 49 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu, HI |
| 49 | Trinity University | San Antonio, TX |
| 49 | Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Germanic Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Washington & Jefferson College | Washington, PA |
| 61 | Portland State University | Portland, OR |
| 61 | Arizona State University - Tempe | Tempe, AZ |
| 61 | Converse College | Spartanburg, SC |
| 61 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA |
| 61 | Texas State University | San Marcos, TX |
| 61 | University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point | Stevens Point, WI |
| 61 | Colby College | Waterville, ME |
| 61 | Guilford College | Greensboro, NC |
| 61 | University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Green Bay, WI |
| 61 | University of Mount Union | Alliance, OH |
| 61 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 61 | Wabash College | Crawfordsville, IN |
| 61 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 61 | Augustana College | Rock Island, IL |
| 61 | Hunter College | New York, NY |
| 61 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
Germanic Languages by Region
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| Rocky Mountains |
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Majors Related to German
One of 17 majors within the area of study, Germanic languages has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to German
| 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 28 schools only.
- 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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