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2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

9 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor's in California

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 California, there were 108 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in Germanic languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Germanic languages programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree german students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $14,279 for California Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend UCLA.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low 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%.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of California - Los Angeles

#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $15,884 for California Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend University of California - Santa Barbara.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara Germanic Languages Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.

CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for CSULB is $9,622 for California Bachelor’s Degree German students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Germanic Languages at CSULB

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #4 spot on the list. California State University - Chico is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 8 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california bachelor’s degree german students list, Chico State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $15,017 for California Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend California State University - Chico.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Germanic Languages at California State University - Chico

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 18 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Berkeley is $15,329 for California Bachelor’s Degree German students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Berkeley Germanic Languages Report

#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking, coming in at #6. SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SFSU is $15,113 for California Bachelor’s Degree German students.

Read more about Germanic Languages at SFSU

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Davis is $14,669 for California Bachelor’s Degree German students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of California - Davis

#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#9 in overall quality

San Diego State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for SDSU is $14,788 for california bachelor’s degree german students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at San Diego State University

#9

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#5 in overall quality

University of Redlands came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in California ranking. This small school is located in Redlands, California, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Redlands also took the #5 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Redlands is $27,958 for california bachelor’s degree german students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Redlands Germanic Languages Report

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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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