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2024 Best Value German Schools in Indiana

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value German Schools in Indiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in Indiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Germanic Languages is the 222nd most popular major in the country with 1,425 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, germanic languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $55,443 and had an average of $24,646 in loans still to pay off.

Across Indiana, there were 46 germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value German Schools in Indiana” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the germanic languages program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value German Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana german students.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Germanic Languages in Indiana

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value German Schools in Indiana list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s german degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,619 for indiana german students per year to attend IU Bloomington.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Full IU Bloomington Germanic Languages Report

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value German Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 3 ’s german degrees in 2020-2021.

Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in Indiana” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State University is $14,765 for Indiana German students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at Ball State

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value German Schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s german students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in Indiana” ranking. It costs about $12,416 for indiana german students per year to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valparaiso University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value German Schools in Indiana. Valparaiso University is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s german degrees to qualified students.

Valpo also made our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $22,899 for indiana german students per year to attend Valpo.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at Valpo

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value German Schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #5 spot on the list. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s german degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Notre Dame also made our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Notre Dame is $31,101 for Indiana German students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Notre Dame

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