by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is German Language & Literature. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Germanic Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Michigan State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in German, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Michigan State was ranked #89 on College Factual's Best Schools for German list. It is also ranked #3 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Michigan State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Michigan State paid an average of $1,346 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $519 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,555 | $40,384 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,154 | $1,154 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,522 | $10,522 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,094 | $3,094 |
Learn more about Michigan State tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Michigan State German bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Michigan State Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their BA in German in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 55.2%.
Around 16.7% of German bachelor’s degree recipients at Michigan State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Germanic Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| German Language & Literature | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to Germanic languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 17 |
| East Asian Languages | 23 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 4 |
| Romance Languages | 30 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 2 |
*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.
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