2026 Best Value German Language & Literature Schools in the The Plains States Region
[German Language & Literature](/majors/foreign-languages-linguistics/germanic-languages-literature/german-language-literature/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 38 schools to find the best return on investment for german language & literature students.
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2026 Best Value German Language & Literature Schools in the The Plains States Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the german language & literature degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value German Language & Literature Schools
University Of North Dakota earned the #1 spot for value among german language & literature schools in the The Plains States Region. University Of North Dakota is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks. Students from in state pay about $10,951 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $15,570. Students borrow a median of $25,110 to complete the german language & literature program here. Soon after graduation, german language & literature degree recipients from University Of North Dakota generally make around $64,378. That is a strong return on a $25,110 median debt. University Of North Dakota admits about 77% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 38 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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