This educational program focuses on the society, politics, economics, history, and culture of Germany, the neighboring countries of Switzerland and Austria, the German minorities in neighboring European countries, and the historical areas of German influence across Europe and overseas.
The colleges, universities and schools below offer majors and degree programs in German Studies. To learn more about a specific school click on any of the links below.
American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016-8001
| Phone Number: | (202) 885-1000 |
| Website: | www.american.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 13,093 (6,958 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Bard College at Simon’s Rock
84 Alford Rd, Great Barrington, MA 01230-9702
| Phone Number: | (413) 644-4400 |
| Website: | www.simons-rock.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 459 (459 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 5 to 1 |
Barnard College
3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-6598
| Phone Number: | (212) 854-5262 |
| Website: | www.barnard.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,450 (2,450 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Brandeis University
415 South St, Waltham, MA 02454-9110
| Phone Number: | (781) 736-2000 |
| Website: | www.brandeis.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 5,977 (3,465 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Brigham Young University
Main Campus, Provo, UT 84602
| Phone Number: | (801) 422-4636 |
| Website: | www.byu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 42,868 (39,085 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 27 to 1 |
Brown University
One Prospect Street, Providence, RI 2912
| Phone Number: | (401) 863-1000 |
| Website: | www.brown.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 8,877 (6,591 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Coe College
1220 First Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-5092
| Phone Number: | (319) 399-8000 |
| Website: | www.coe.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,370 (1,352 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.coe.edu/admission |
| Financial Aid: | www.coe.edu/admission/financialaid |
| Online Application: | www.pickcoe.com/onlineapp/ |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
| Phone Number: | (607) 255-2000 |
| Website: | www.cornell.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 21,053 (14,336 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Emory University
408 Administration Building, 201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322
| Phone Number: | (404) 727-6123 |
| Website: | www.emory.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 14,057 (7,290 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Franklin and Marshall College
College Ave, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
| Phone Number: | (717) 291-3911 |
| Website: | www.fandm.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,335 (2,335 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
Hamilton College
198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323
| Phone Number: | (315) 859-4011 |
| Website: | www.hamilton.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,021 (2,021 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.hamilton.edu/admission/index.html |
| Financial Aid: | www.hamilton.edu/admission/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.hamilton.edu/apply/index.html |
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
15200 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530-0730
| Phone Number: | (610) 683-4000 |
| Website: | www.kutztown.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Finge town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 11,731 (10,172 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 24 to 1 |
Linfield College
900 SE Baker, McMinnville, OR 97128-6894
| Phone Number: | (503) 883-2200 |
| Website: | www.linfield.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,804 (1,804 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.linfield.edu/linfield-admission.html |
| Financial Aid: | www.linfield.edu/linfield-financial-aid.html |
| Online Application: | www.linfield.edu/linfield-admission.html |
Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary
1200 Main St, Bethlehem, PA 18018-6650
| Phone Number: | (610) 861-1360 |
| Website: | www.moravian.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,273 (1,991 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Mount Holyoke College
50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075-1489
| Phone Number: | (413) 538-2000 |
| Website: | www.mtholyoke.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,501 (2,428 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/sfs/ |
| Online Application: | www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/apply.html |
Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18104
| Phone Number: | (484) 664-3100 |
| Website: | www.muhlenberg.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,763 (2,763 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.muhlenberg.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.muhlenberg.edu/admissions/aid.html |
| Online Application: | www.muhlenberg.edu/admissions/apply.html |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27695-7001
| Phone Number: | (919) 515-2011 |
| Website: | www.ncsu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 38,510 (28,365 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.ncsu.edu/future-students/admissions/index.php |
| Financial Aid: | www.fis.ncsu.edu/financial_aid/ |
| Online Application: | www.ncsu.edu/future-students/apply/index.php |
Ohio Wesleyan University
61 S Sandusky Street, Delaware, OH 43015-2370
| Phone Number: | (740) 368-2000 |
| Website: | www.owu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,994 (1,994 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
| Admissions: | admission.owu.edu/ |
| Financial Aid: | finaid.owu.edu/ |
| Online Application: | admission.owu.edu/applyToOWU.html |
Pomona College
550 N College Ave, Claremont, CA 91711-6319
| Phone Number: | (909) 621-8131 |
| Website: | www.pomona.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,540 (1,540 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 7 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.pomona.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.pomona.edu/FinancialAid/ |
Scripps College
1030 North Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711-3905
| Phone Number: | (909) 621-8149 |
| Website: | www.scrippscollege.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,044 (1,012 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.scrippscollege.edu/admission/index.php |
| Financial Aid: | www.scrippscollege.edu/financial-aid/index.php |
| Online Application: | www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx |
University of California-Riverside
900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521
| Phone Number: | (951) 827-1012 |
| Website: | www.ucr.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 19,642 (17,135 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 22 to 1 |
| Admissions: | my.ucr.edu |
| Financial Aid: | finaid.ucr.edu |
| Online Application: | www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/under… |
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way, Richmond, VA 23173
| Phone Number: | (804) 289-8000 |
| Website: | www.richmond.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – professional practice |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 5,231 (3,991 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
| Admissions: | admissions.richmond.edu/ |
| Financial Aid: | financialaid.richmond.edu/ |
| Online Application: | admissions.richmond.edu/apply/index.html |
Wesleyan University
237 High St, Middletown, CT 6459
| Phone Number: | (860) 685-2000 |
| Website: | www.wesleyan.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 3,460 (2,952 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.wesleyan.edu/admission |
| Financial Aid: | www.wesleyan.edu/finaid |
| Online Application: | www.commonapp.org/ |
Yale University
New Haven, CT 6520
| Phone Number: | (203) 432-1333 |
| Website: | www.yale.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree Doctor’s degree – other |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 12,313 (6,046 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 5 to 1 |