2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for German Language & Literature 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 Doctorate in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,226 people earned their degree in German language and literature, making the major the 386th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 35 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality German language and literature programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value German Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for German Language & Literature in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value German Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best German Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about German Language & Literature at Northwestern

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value German Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s German language degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best German Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UChicago German Language & Literature Report

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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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