by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,425 people earned their degree in Germanic languages, making the major the 222nd most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 212 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,830 and $25,925 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 190 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 48 colleges that offered a degree in Germanic languages. That schools that top this list have a program in Germanic languages in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region list. Guilford College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Furman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the #3 spot on the list. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Agnes Scott College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region list. Agnes Scott College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington and Lee University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region list. Washington and Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lexington, Virginia. It awarded 8 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Sewanee - The University of the South came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sewanee - The University of the South is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at Sewanee - The University of the South
Transylvania University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of Charleston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking. College of Charleston is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at College of Charleston
Wofford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Wofford College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Centre College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Centre College of Kentucky is a small school located in Danville, Kentucky that handed out 3 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, 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. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #11, Berry College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mount Berry, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hampden - Sydney College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Hampden - Sydney College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at Hampden - Sydney College
Covenant College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Belmont University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
William & Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of North Carolina at Asheville ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region list. UNCA is a small public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 2 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Asheville Germanic Languages Report
Randolph - Macon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Ashland, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #19, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read more about Germanic Languages at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Wake Forest University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read more about Germanic Languages at Wake Forest University
Rhodes College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Duke University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Lenoir - Rhyne University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Germanic Languages at Lenoir - Rhyne University
University of Georgia ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 17 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad 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%.
University of Arkansas came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Arkansas
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
