2025 Best German Language & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region

A degree in german language & literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #406 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of german language & literature. Combined, these schools handed out 224 degrees in german language & literature to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall German Language & Literature Schools List

German Language & Literature Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best German Language & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for German Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of german language degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in German Language

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 German Language Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in german language & literature. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in german language & literature from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in german language & literature has to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in german language & literature from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best German Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best german language & literature colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	61
Michigan	915	119
Illinois	870	30
Indiana	737	27
Wisconsin	672	19

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Rankings in Majors Related to German Language

German Language & Literature is one of 7 different types of Germanic Languages programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to German Language

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Germanic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General	75

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Notes and References

• 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.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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