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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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Showing 25–48 of 61 schools

UC
Public

Linguistics: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
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BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Linguistics: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
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NU
Private nonprofit

Linguistics: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Linguistics: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
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UMA
Public

Linguistics: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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USC
Private nonprofit

Linguistics: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Linguistics: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
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NAU
Public

Linguistics: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
28,467
Retention
75%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
8,159
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Linguistics: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
28,306
Retention
92%
Programs
245
Awards 2024-25
8,615
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SBU
Public

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Linguistics: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Linguistics: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Linguistics: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,269
Retention
93%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
13,144
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USF
Public

Linguistics: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
49,622
Retention
91%
Programs
168
Awards 2024-25
14,503
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UG
Public

Linguistics: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Linguistics: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
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UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Linguistics: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
CampusOnlineHybrid
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GU
Private nonprofit

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Linguistics: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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