2024 Best Germanic Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
2Colleges in the Southeast Region
9Doctor's Degrees
When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in germanic languages sits in the middle of the road, ranking #141 out of 306 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Germanic Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in germanic languages during the 2020-2021 academic year.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on germanic languages students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of germanic languages students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for germanic languages to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized germanic languages related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for germanic languages students working on their doctor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Germanic Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Germanic Languages in the Southeast Region
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in germanic languages.
Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in German
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).