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2023 Best Germanic Languages Schools

30 Colleges
$55,443 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Germanic Languages School for You

In 2020-2021, 149 people earned a degree or certificate in Germanic languages, making the major the #245 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Germanic Languages Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Germanic Languages Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for German majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Germanic Languages Schools

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best school for Germanic languages students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Germanic Languages Schools list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best Germanic languages schools in the United States. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Germanic Languages Schools list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Germanic Languages Schools list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Germanic Languages Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Germanic Languages Schools ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best Germanic languages programs. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #9 on this year’s Best Germanic Languages Schools list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for Germanic languages students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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Germanic Languages by Region

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

One of 16 majors within the area of study, Germanic languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to German

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1,748
Romance Languages 1,304
Classical Languages & Literature 303
East Asian Languages 209
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 160

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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