by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 123 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in Germanic languages. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their Germanic languages program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sherman, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at Trinity University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region. Southwestern University is a small school located in Georgetown, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 10 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of Arizona
University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of North Texas
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at The University of Texas at Austin
With a ranking of #13, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 full report on Germanic Languages at Texas Christian University
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #16, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Germanic Languages at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 85%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Germanic Languages Report
University of Tulsa came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on German Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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