2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,163 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 163 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Germanic languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Germanic languages programs, but they also cost less that 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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Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for BYU is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree german students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 163 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #2 spot on the list. Whitewater, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UW - Whitewater is $15,249 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Out of the 163 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UND is $15,738 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Germanic Languages at University of North Dakota
Out of the 163 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 3 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $19,252 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,580 for Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend UW - La Crosse.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UW - Green Bay is $14,395 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is $15,463 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UMN Duluth is a fairly large school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 10 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UMN Duluth is $17,067 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Duluth Germanic Languages Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Morris did quite well on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Morris, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UMN Morris is $11,412 for bachelor’s degree german students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Germanic Languages at University of Minnesota - Morris
Saint Cloud State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend Saint Cloud State University.
Read more about Germanic Languages at St. Cloud State University
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for bachelor’s degree german students.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is $16,020 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
Hunter College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hunter is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 7 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $2,490 for Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend Hunter.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Valley State University is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Grand Valley State University is $17,646 for bachelor’s degree german students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,648 for bachelor’s degree german students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Germanic Languages at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Western Michigan University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Michigan University is $19,433 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
Read more about Germanic Languages at Western Michigan University
Northern Illinois University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,259 for Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend NIU.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at Northern Illinois University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 87%.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Weber State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend WSU is $11,968 for bachelor’s degree german students.
Florida State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at Florida State University
University of North Texas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,086 for Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend UNT.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Southern Indiana landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. USI is a fairly large public school situated in Evansville, Indiana. It awarded 4 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend USI is $13,437 for Bachelor’s Degree German students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Germanic Languages at University of Southern Indiana
With a ranking of #23, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 9 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,001 for Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend Mizzou.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of Missouri - Columbia
Texas State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for bachelor’s degree german students.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at Texas State University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 11 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for bachelor’s degree german students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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- 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%.
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