Education
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $79,350
- Outlook
- Little or no change
Doctoral or professional degree
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Instructing
ProgramsForeign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP16.05
324 colleges offer Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 324
- at its most common level
- Bachelor's earnings
- $52,278
- median, 4 years after
- Bachelor's debt
- $18,716
- median federal loans
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 41
- Associate's
- 16
- Bachelor's
- 324
- Master's
- 68
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- 1
- Doctoral
- 41
- Graduate/professional certificate
- 5
What it covers
About Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 16.05.
Programs in this field
Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 16.05.
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
- German Language and Literature
- Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Danish Language and Literature
- Dutch/Flemish Language and Literature
- Norwegian Language and Literature
- Swedish Language and Literature
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 41 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate's | 16 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Bachelor's | 324 | $52,2784 yrs after · 6 colleges | $18,7163 colleges |
| Master's | 68 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Doctoral | 41 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Bachelor's programs
Where Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics graduates earn the most
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
- 1
Kingston, RI · Public · 29 graduates
$90,953
debt $19,500
- 2
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public · 23 graduates
$68,898
debt $18,716
- 3
East Lansing, MI · Public · 12 graduates
$53,183
debt not reported
- 4
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · Public · 19 graduates
$51,373
debt not reported
- 5
Decorah, IA · Private nonprofit · 16 graduates
$49,769
debt not reported
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
Education
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- Median pay
- $72,040
- Outlook
- Little or no change
Bachelor's degree
- Instructing
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
Arts, design and media
Interpreters and Translators
- Median pay
- $60,170
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
More in Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Other programs in the same area of study, by how many colleges offer them.
Every program in this area- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics841 colleges
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services376 colleges
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics269 colleges
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics160 colleges
- American Sign Language138 colleges
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics136 colleges
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics83 colleges
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other45 colleges
Questions about Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
How many colleges offer Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at these degree levels: certificate (41 colleges), associate's (16 colleges), bachelor's (324 colleges), master's (68 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (1 college), doctoral (41 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (5 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
What do Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics graduates earn?
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn $52,278 a year four years after finishing, across 6 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.
Where do Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics graduates earn the most?
University of Rhode Island reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics: $90,953 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.