Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Foreign Languages and Linguistics

109 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Foreign Languages and Linguistics at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 465 Associate 265 Bachelor 948 Master 248 PhD 109 Professional 1

Most schools offering it: California (168), New York (84), Texas (75), Pennsylvania (71), Ohio (56), Illinois (48)

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University of California-Davis

Davis, CA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 31,726
Retention: 92%
Programs: 201
Awards 2024-25: 10,173

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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 31,903
Retention: 85%
Programs: 292
Awards 2024-25: 9,343

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The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 29,886
Retention: 90%
Programs: 92
Awards 2024-25: 9,890

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Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, MO

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 16,357
Retention: 95%
Programs: 195
Awards 2024-25: 5,555

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Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 14 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 20,031
Retention: 97%
Programs: 152
Awards 2024-25: 7,622

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UWC

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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,997
Retention: 95%
Programs: 385
Awards 2024-25: 15,047

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University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 37,297
Retention: 94%
Programs: 173
Awards 2024-25: 11,456

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USC

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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 46,566
Retention: 96%
Programs: 285
Awards 2024-25: 17,982

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University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 41,725
Retention: 96%
Programs: 190
Awards 2024-25: 12,579

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University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 38,799
Retention: 90%
Programs: 120
Awards 2024-25: 10,325

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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 24,404
Retention: 86%
Programs: 125
Awards 2024-25: 6,133

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University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

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

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UCC

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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 45,026
Retention: 85%
Programs: 305
Awards 2024-25: 12,894

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University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 28,306
Retention: 92%
Programs: 245
Awards 2024-25: 8,615

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SBU

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,689
Retention: 90%
Programs: 176
Awards 2024-25: 7,857

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Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 23,856
Retention: 98%
Programs: 234
Awards 2024-25: 8,806

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Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 18,816
Retention: 89%
Programs: 144
Awards 2024-25: 5,467

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UMC

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,666
Retention: 91%
Programs: 276
Awards 2024-25: 12,420

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USC

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University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 38,532
Retention: 92%
Programs: 179
Awards 2024-25: 10,077

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UVC

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University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,409
Retention: 98%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 9,098

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UHM

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University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, HI

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 20,028
Retention: 81%
Programs: 134
Awards 2024-25: 4,836

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Duke University

Durham, NC

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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Boston University

Boston, MA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 37,737
Retention: 95%
Programs: 299
Awards 2024-25: 13,285

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