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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for German Language & Literature in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Southeast Region

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 Doctorate Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 209 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in German language and literature. That schools that top this list have a program in German language and literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for German Language & Literature in the Southeast Region

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s German language degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Vanderbilt University German Language & Literature Report

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s German language degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on German Language & Literature at Duke University

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on German Language & Literature at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Florida German Language & Literature Report

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s German language students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus German Language & Literature Report

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