Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

Liberal Arts • Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

What is it about?

A general program that focuses on one or more of the Germanic languages of Western, Central, and Northern Europe. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Numbers at a glance

685th
Popular nationwide
344
Search Rank on O's List
11
Colleges offer it
51
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
21
Women
30
As a Minor

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 39 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 Wisconsin-Madison12
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire7
University of California-Santa Barbara6
University of Colorado Boulder5
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus5
University of Washington-Seattle Campus5
Indiana University-Bloomington4
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh2
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee1
Average public university graduating class: 5 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Washington University in St Louis3
Brigham Young University-Provo1
Average private university graduating class: 2 students.

O's Insights on Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 92% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
German Language and Literature 652 201
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