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Colleges offering master's degrees in German Language and Literature

56 U.S. colleges and universities offer German Language and Literature at the master level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 39 Associate 15 Bachelor 283 Master 56 PhD 33

Most schools offering it: California (31), Ohio (24), Pennsylvania (24), New York (22), Michigan (17), Indiana (14)

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Showing 25–48 of 56 schools

UM
Public

German Language and Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
31,543
Retention
93%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
11,747
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PSU
Public

German Language and Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
19,951
Retention
76%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
5,535
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DU
Private nonprofit

Duke University

Durham, NC

German Language and Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
17,499
Retention
98%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
7,776
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EMU
Public

German Language and Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
12,631
Retention
69%
Programs
236
Awards 2024-25
3,375
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

German Language and Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
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UMA
Public

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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UC
Public

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
37,297
Retention
94%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
11,456
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GSU
Public

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
34,944
Retention
80%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,848
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UB
Public

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
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UC
Public

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
28,306
Retention
92%
Programs
245
Awards 2024-25
8,615
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
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KSU
Public

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
26,374
Retention
81%
Programs
242
Awards 2024-25
6,750
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UO
Public

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
24,404
Retention
86%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
6,133
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NU
Private nonprofit

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
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WSU
Public

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
23,803
Retention
83%
Programs
194
Awards 2024-25
6,417
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SFS
Public

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

German Language and Literature
Master

Students
22,563
Retention
83%
Programs
129
Awards 2024-25
5,688
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