2022 Best Value German Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2019-2020, 1,415 people earned their degree in Germanic languages, making the major the 216th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value German Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value German Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value German Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 masters’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Germanic Languages at UW - Madison

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value German Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s German students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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

#3

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

#5 in overall quality

$26,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at UC

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#4 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State Germanic Languages Report

#5

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s German degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Germanic Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

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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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