by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking.
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 “Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in German language and literature. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in German language and literature.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s German language students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
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 #3 for the Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 3 masters’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on German Language & Literature at Michigan State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The undergraduate 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 full report on German Language & Literature at Northwestern University
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s German language degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.
Read full report on German Language & Literature at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s German language degrees 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%.
Read full report on German Language & Literature at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
University of Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Chicago German Language & Literature Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 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 94%. 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%.
Read more about German Language & Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Toledo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about German Language & Literature at University of Toledo
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Ypsilanti, Michigan 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 more about German Language & Literature at Eastern Michigan
Kent State University at Kent came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s German language degrees in 2020-2021.
DePaul University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended German Language Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. DePaul University 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%.
Read more about German Language & Literature at DePaul University
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