2024 Best Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Linguistics is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #82 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 doctor's degrees in linguistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to linguistics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of linguistics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized linguistics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for linguistics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Linguistics Schools

The 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 Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Linguistics in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in linguistics.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Linguistics

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of Connecticut is a good choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in linguistics. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs.More information about a doctorate in linguistics from University of Connecticut

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in linguistics. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in linguistics from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	284	16
Connecticut	138	11
Rhode Island	119	0

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Linguistics Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature	22
Modern Languages	11

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. More about our data sources and methodologies.