2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Linguistics in Illinois

Linguistics is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #80 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for linguistics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 doctor's degrees in linguistics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The linguistics doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Linguistics in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of linguistics students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Linguistics Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for linguistics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Linguistics in Illinois

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Linguistics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in linguistics needs to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in linguistics in Illinois.

There were approximately 4 linguistics individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in linguistics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in linguistics. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in linguistics in Illinois.

There were roughly 3 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in linguistics from Northwestern University

2

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in linguistics has to take a look at University of Chicago. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in linguistics in Illinois.

There were about 3 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in linguistics from University of Chicago

Best Linguistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	251	13
Ohio	248	2
Indiana	199	12
Wisconsin	156	8

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Linguistics Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Linguistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature	12

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.