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2024 Best Germanic Languages Schools in New York

10 Colleges in New York
58 German Degrees Awarded
Germanic Languages is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #222 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Germanic Languages Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 degrees in germanic languages during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Germanic Languages School

Best Germanic Languages Schools in New York The german program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Germanic Languages rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for germanic languages schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Germanic Languages Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in German
Master's Degrees in German
Doctor's Degrees in German

The german school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Germanic Languages Schools in New York. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Germanic Languages in New York

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the german degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top New York Schools in German

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Any student pursuing a degree in germanic languages has to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in germanic languages needs to check out Colgate University. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Hamilton. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colgate is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Any student pursuing a degree in germanic languages has to look into New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in germanic languages needs to look into Vassar College. Vassar is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie. This college ranks 13th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 4 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Vassar in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY

Skidmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs. This college ranks 21st out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 2 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Skidmore in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY

Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse. This university ranks 12th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 1 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 29th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 5 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 5 germanic languages students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Germanic Languages Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Germanic Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 60
Maryland 279 20
New Jersey 273 22
District of Columbia 188 8
Delaware 175 1

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One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Germanic Languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

German Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
German Language & Literature 58

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Majors Similar to German

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 987
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 590
Classical Languages & Literature 152
East Asian Languages 121
American Sign Language 92
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 64
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 54
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 19
Second Language Learning 10
Native American Languages 1

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