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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UPC

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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA

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

Students: 35,724
Retention: 92%
Programs: 270
Awards 2024-25: 11,005

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UCC

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University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

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

Students: 19,938
Retention: 88%
Programs: 111
Awards 2024-25: 5,280

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PUC

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Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 58,658
Retention: 93%
Programs: 249
Awards 2024-25: 17,028

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FSU

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Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 43,889
Retention: 96%
Programs: 149
Awards 2024-25: 14,293

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 30,779
Retention: 90%
Programs: 231
Awards 2024-25: 9,128

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JHU

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 30,210
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 12,221

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KSU

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Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,374
Retention: 81%
Programs: 242
Awards 2024-25: 6,750

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University of Delaware

Newark, DE

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 24,412
Retention: 92%
Programs: 219
Awards 2024-25: 6,438

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Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 2,803
Retention: 94%
Programs: 59
Awards 2024-25: 972

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 47,980
Retention: 87%
Programs: 153
Awards 2024-25: 11,831

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University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 43,146
Retention: 94%
Programs: 270
Awards 2024-25: 14,239

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The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 40,846
Retention: 89%
Programs: 195
Awards 2024-25: 9,584

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University at Albany

Albany, NY

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 17,560
Retention: 83%
Programs: 169
Awards 2024-25: 4,989

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Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 15,175
Retention: 96%
Programs: 128
Awards 2024-25: 5,053

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 13,575
Retention: 96%
Programs: 181
Awards 2024-25: 4,249

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Brown University

Providence, RI

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 11,956
Retention: 99%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 3,477

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MSU

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 52,089
Retention: 90%
Programs: 268
Awards 2024-25: 13,223

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TTU

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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 40,757
Retention: 85%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 10,998

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University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 31,543
Retention: 93%
Programs: 186
Awards 2024-25: 11,747

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University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 29,792
Retention: 86%
Programs: 202
Awards 2024-25: 7,974

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University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,384
Retention: 88%
Programs: 106
Awards 2024-25: 6,919

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UNM

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 23,124
Retention: 76%
Programs: 148
Awards 2024-25: 5,063

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MIT

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 11,886
Retention: 99%
Programs: 56
Awards 2024-25: 3,847

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Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 1,335
Retention: 71%
Programs: 57
Awards 2024-25: 374

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Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 31 schools
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Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 31 schools
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Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 19 schools
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Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 7 schools
Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 7 schools
Modern Greek Language and Literature 6 schools
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 5 schools
Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 5 schools
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 4 schools
Norwegian Language and Literature 4 schools
Polish Language and Literature 4 schools
American Sign Language, Other 3 schools
Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 3 schools
Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages 3 schools
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 3 schools
Turkish Language and Literature 3 schools
Dutch/Flemish Language and Literature 2 schools
Filipino/Tagalog Language and Literature 2 schools
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Australian/Oceanic/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1 schools
Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian Languages and Literatures 1 schools
Danish Language and Literature 1 schools
Hindi Language and Literature 1 schools
Indonesian/Malay Languages and Literatures 1 schools
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South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1 schools