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Germanic Languages at Harvard University

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Germanic Languages at Harvard University

If you plan to study Germanic languages, take a look at what Harvard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in German.

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.

Harvard Germanic Languages Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in German
  • Doctorate Degree in German

Harvard Germanic Languages Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in German, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

German Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Germanic Languages Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Germanic Languages from Harvard in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in German each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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In the German master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Harvard University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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