2024 Best Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Linguistics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #228 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for linguistics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 28 master's degrees in linguistics to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on linguistics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other linguistics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Linguistics in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Linguistics

1

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a master's degree in linguistics. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo.More information about a master’s in linguistics from Brigham Young University - Provo

2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in linguistics has to take a look at University of Utah. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.More information about a master’s in linguistics from University of Utah

2

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in linguistics. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder.More information about a master’s in linguistics from University of Colorado Boulder

Best Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	317	10
Utah	287	14
Montana	123	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Linguistics

One of 5 majors within the Linguistics & Comparative Literature area of study, Linguistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Linguistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Modern Languages	16
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services	7

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.