by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,192 people earned their degree in German language and literature, making the major the 406th most popular in the United States.
Across Michigan, there were 120 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 109 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in German language and literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their German language and literature program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsdale College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hillsdale, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Kalamazoo College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hope College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan. Hope College is located in Holland, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s German language degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s German language degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on German Language & Literature at Calvin University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alma College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan list. Alma, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s German language degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s German language students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Albion College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan ranking. Albion is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Albion, Michigan. It awarded 1 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
Aquinas College Michigan did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Aquinas College Michigan
Wayne State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan ranking. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 11 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about German Language & Literature at Wayne State University
Western Michigan University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University German Language & Literature Report
With a ranking of #11, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 6 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Michigan State
Oakland University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #12. Oakland University is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read full report on German Language & Literature at Central Michigan
With a ranking of #14, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan list. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Grand Valley State University
Eastern Michigan University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in Michigan ranking. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s German language degrees to qualified students.
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