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2023 Most Popular Germanic Languages Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Germanic Languages Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Germanic Languages Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the United States to see which master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Germanic Languages Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the United States for Germanic languages students working on their master’s degree. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Women make up 71% of the German majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for Germanic languages students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the German majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Schools list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 60% of the students majoring in German at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the German majors at the school.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 69 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for Germanic languages students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the German majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for Germanic languages students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Schools list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Of the 4 students majoring in German at UK, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in German at UC Berkeley, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree Germanic languages programs. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree Germanic languages programs. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

About 67% of the students majoring in German at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree Germanic languages programs. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Of the 3 students majoring in German at BGSU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree Germanic languages programs. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for Germanic languages students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Germanic Languages students that almost earned our Most Popular Germanic Languages Master's Degree Schools award.

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Region
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.

  • 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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