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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for German Language & Literature in Illinois

7 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor's in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.

German Language & Literature is the 386th most popular major in the country with 1,226 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 35 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,319 and $24,183 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in German language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent German language and literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the German language and literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for German Language & Literature in Illinois

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Illinois University is $18,259 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree German Language students.

Full NIU German Language & Literature Report

#2

North Central College

Naperville, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois list. Located in Naperville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German language students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Central, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Central College is $24,786 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree German Language students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on German Language & Literature at North Central

#3

Augustana College

Rock Island, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois list. This small school is located in Rock Island, Illinois, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Augustana, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Augustana College is $23,874 for illinois bachelor’s degree german language students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about German Language & Literature at Augustana College

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The estimated yearly cost for DePaul is $30,090 for illinois bachelor’s degree german language students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about German Language & Literature at DePaul University

#5

Knox College

Galesburg, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Knox College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Galesburg, Illinois, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Knox, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Knox is $22,292 for illinois bachelor’s degree german language students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Knox College German Language & Literature Report

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois ranking. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwestern University is $24,664 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree German Language students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about German Language & Literature at Northwestern University

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

University of Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value German Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois ranking. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 6 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois bachelor’s degree german language students list, UChicago has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best German Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Chicago is $27,315 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree German Language students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on German Language & Literature at UChicago

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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