2025 Best Applied Linguistics Schools in California

1 College in California

36 Applied Linguistics Degrees Awarded

When it comes to popularity, applied linguistics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #862 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

There was only one school in California to review for the 2025 Best Applied Linguistics Schools in California ranking.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Applied Linguistics

The applied linguistics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Applied Linguistics Schools in California. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Applied Linguistics in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the applied linguistics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Applied Linguistics

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in applied linguistics needs to look into University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in applied linguistics from University of California - Santa Cruz

Best Applied Linguistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Applied Linguistics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	587	12

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Applied Linguistics is one of 5 different types of Linguistics & Comparative Literature programs to choose from.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics	626
Comparative Literature	320
Modern Languages	270
Language Translation	155
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services	127

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Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.

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