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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$43,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Germanic Languages is the 216th most popular major in the country with 1,415 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, Germanic languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,200 and had an average of $22,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 372 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,300 and $21,302 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in Germanic languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Germanic languages programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Germanic languages program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree german students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 1 doctorate’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #2 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Northwestern University

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s German degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Germanic Languages at University of Chicago

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 4 doctorate’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Germanic Languages Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s German degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Germanic Languages Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s German degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#6

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s German degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at IU Bloomington

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value German Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s German students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at Michigan State

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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