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2027 Best Value German Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[German Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/area-studies/german-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong german studies education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value german studies schools.

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• Best Value German Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2027 Best Value German Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the german studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value German Studies Schools

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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Champaign, IL

$18,267 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,050 Avg Student Debt

$81,054 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign earned the #1 spot for value among german studies schools in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $18,267, with out-of-state students paying around $40,096. German Studies graduates carry a median of $22,050 in student loans. Early-career german studies graduates make about $24,332. That is a strong return on a $22,050 median debt. The acceptance rate is 42%.

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Ohio University Main Campus
Athens, OH

$14,158 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,546 Avg Student Debt

$52,581 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Ohio University Main Campus earned it the #2 place for german studies. Ohio University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the town of Athens. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $14,158, with out-of-state students paying around $24,838. Typical student debt for german studies graduates is $24,546. Soon after graduation, german studies degree recipients from Ohio University Main Campus generally make around $49,736. That is a strong return on a $24,546 median debt. Ohio University Main Campus admits about 85% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.