Dekalb, Illinois · Public
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Northern Illinois University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.1% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $13,391 school-wide net price and $57,808 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.1% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.1% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 250
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 69.8%
- Graduation rate
- 48.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,391/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,564
- Median debt
- $22,162
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $57,808/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.1%), school-wide average net price ($13,391), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($57,808), and peer averages from 250 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 250 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($9,154 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($9,562 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Northern Illinois University in the top 20% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.5% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $3,864 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.0% of reported awards · $6,541 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ Grossmont College El Cajon, CA · 0.3% of reported awards · $5,311 net A+ Snow College Ephraim, UT · 0.1% of reported awards · $5,552 net A+ 
Berea College Berea, KY · 0.6% of reported awards · $6,106 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics accounts for 0.1% of the awards or completions reported for Northern Illinois University. That award concentration is higher than at 23% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Northern Illinois University's average net price is $13,391 per year, about $53,564 over four years. That is $9,154 below the $22,545 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $57,808 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,562 below the $67,370 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Northern Illinois University #50 of 250 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.