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Harvard University PhD in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is a program of study at Harvard University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in foreign languages and linguistics, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Foreign Languages & Linguistics from Harvard Cost?

$50,654 Average Tuition and Fees

Harvard Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Harvard paid an average of $1,545 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $49,448 $49,448
Fees $1,206 $1,206

Does Harvard Offer an Online PhD in Foreign Languages & Linguistics?

Online degrees for the Harvard foreign languages and linguistics doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Harvard Online Learning page.

Harvard Doctorate Student Diversity for Foreign Languages & Linguistics

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
65.2% Women
8.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 23 students received their doctor’s degree in foreign languages and linguistics. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 65.2% of the foreign languages and linguistics students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 8.7% of the foreign languages and linguistics doctor’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 11
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PhD in Foreign Languages & Linguistics Focus Areas at Harvard

Foreign Languages & Linguistics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 6
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 3
Germanic Languages 1
Greek Language & Literature 1
Romance Languages 6

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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