by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Linguistics is the 206th most popular major in the country with 3,082 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 330 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their linguistics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southeast Region”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree linguistics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southeast Region list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s linguistics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southeast Region. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s linguistics students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s linguistics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 7 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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