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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended German Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 South Carolina, there were 44 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended German Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in Germanic languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular Germanic languages programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended German Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended German Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s list. C of C is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 20 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Furman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended German Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended German Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wofford College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended German Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s German degrees in 2020-2021.
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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended German Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of South Carolina - Columbia
Presbyterian College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended German Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s list. Presbyterian College is located in Clinton, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bob Jones University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended German Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Germanic Languages at Bob Jones University
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