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 Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
German Language & Literature is the 406th most popular major in the country with 1,192 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 258 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 German language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in German language and literature. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in German language and literature.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree german language students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s German language degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on German Language & Literature at Wayne State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s German language students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus German Language & Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s German language degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on German Language & Literature at Michigan State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s German language degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on German Language & Literature at University of Chicago
With a ranking of #7, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s German language students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, 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 96%.
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan University is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on German Language & Literature at Eastern Michigan University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s German language degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Toledo landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s German language degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on German Language & Literature at University of Toledo
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s German language degrees to qualified students.
DePaul University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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