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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in German Language and Literature

33 U.S. colleges and universities offer German Language and Literature at the phd 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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DU
Private nonprofit

Duke University

Durham, NC

German Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

German Language and Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
45,026
Retention
85%
Programs
305
Awards 2024-25
12,894
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

German Language and Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

German Language and Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
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RUB
Public

German Language and Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,269
Retention
93%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
13,144
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UO
Public

German Language and Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

German Language and Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,031
Retention
97%
Programs
152
Awards 2024-25
7,622
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

German Language and Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

German Language and Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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

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

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
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UC
Public

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

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
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UM
Public

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

Students
31,726
Retention
92%
Programs
201
Awards 2024-25
10,173
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

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

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

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

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

Students
13,575
Retention
96%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
4,249
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UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

German Language and Literature
PhD

Students
56,311
Retention
98%
Programs
190
Awards 2024-25
18,849
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