by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on German Major in North Carolina” 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 North Carolina, there were 53 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,830 and $25,925 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on German Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 8 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina german students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on German Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford College landed the #1 spot on the list. Guilford College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 5 ’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on German Major in North Carolina list. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s German students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of North Carolina at Asheville
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on German Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #3 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s German degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on German Major in North Carolina list. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 14 ’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.3%, 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 97%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on German Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s German degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Germanic Languages at Wake Forest University
Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on German Major in North Carolina list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hickory, North Carolina. It awarded 1 ’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at Lenoir - Rhyne University
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on German Major in North Carolina ranking. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s German degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Germanic Languages at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on German Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s German students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Germanic Languages Report
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