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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Linguistics

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

All levels Certificate 28 Associate 5 Bachelor 147 Master 87 PhD 61

Most schools offering it: California (25), New York (20), Pennsylvania (11), Michigan (9), Massachusetts (9), Texas (8)

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UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Linguistics: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Linguistics: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
48,424
Retention
91%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
20,593
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UD
Public

Linguistics: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Linguistics: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Linguistics: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
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UCB
Public

Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
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GU
Private nonprofit

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,031
Retention
97%
Programs
152
Awards 2024-25
7,622
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Linguistics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,625
Retention
98%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,803
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PUC
Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Linguistics: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Linguistics: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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