Germanic Languages isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #222 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Germanic Languages Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 124 degrees in germanic languages during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of germanic languages school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Germanic Languages School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Germanic Languages Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of german degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in germanic languages needs to check out Calvin University. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 12th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 7 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in germanic languages. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the german program report average early career wages of $21,743.
Michigan State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in germanic languages. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Hope College if you want to pursue a degree in germanic languages. Hope is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Holland. This college ranks 8th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 7 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Hope in the most recent year we have data available.
Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids. This college ranks 30th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 1 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Aquinas College Michigan in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were about 15 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 1 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.
WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 1 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest of our data about colleges.
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Your choice of germanic languages school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Germanic Languages School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
