German Studies

Liberal Arts • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of Germany, the neighboring countries of Austria and Switzerland, the German minorities in neighboring European countries, and the historical areas of German influence across Europe and overseas.

Numbers at a glance

823rd
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
23
Colleges offer it
55
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
17
Women
38
As a Minor

German Studies is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 53 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of Kansas9
University of California-Santa Cruz6
North Carolina State University at Raleigh3
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign3
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania2
Northern Michigan University2
University of Illinois at Chicago2
University of California-Irvine1
University of California-Riverside1
Average public university graduating class: 3 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Cornell University6
Wellesley College3
Wesleyan University3
Brown University3
University of Portland2
The College of Wooster1
Ohio Wesleyan University1
Hamilton College1
Wheaton College1
Mount Holyoke College1
Average private university graduating class: 2 students.

O's Insights on German Studies

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 53% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
American/United States Studies/Civilization 970 123
Asian Studies/Civilization 680 107
Area Studies, Other 546 34
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