by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Germanic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General. 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in German, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $670 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,728 | $24,054 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
Online degrees for the UW - Madison German doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
About 25.0% of the students who received their PhD in German in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 55.4%.
None of the German doctor’s degree recipients at UW - Madison in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Germanic Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to Germanic languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 7 |
| African Languages | 1 |
| East Asian Languages | 3 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 1 |
| Romance Languages | 13 |
*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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