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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the New England Region

9 Colleges in the New England Region
26 Master's Degrees
If you plan on getting your master's degree in linguistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #222 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for linguistics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 master's degrees in linguistics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics School for Your Master's Degree

Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the New England Region Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in linguistics matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the New England Region 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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for linguistics.

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for linguistics students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Linguistics Students Working on Their Master's

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8 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#3 Best Quality In MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Massachusetts - Boston if you wish to pursue a master's degree in linguistics. UMass Boston is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in linguistics in Massachusetts.

There were about 8 linguistics individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent data year.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
6 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#1 Best Quality In MA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in linguistics has to look into Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in linguistics in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 6 linguistics individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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4 Annual Master's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CT
#1 Best Quality In CT

University of Connecticut is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in linguistics. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in linguistics in Connecticut.

There were about 4 linguistics individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
3 Annual Master's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Yale University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in linguistics. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

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

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2 Annual Master's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

There were roughly 2 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
2 Annual Master's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

There were about 2 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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1 Annual Master's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In MA
#2 Best Quality In MA

Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in linguistics in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 1 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
#6 Most Popular In MA

Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill. More information about a master’s in linguistics from Boston College

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Brown University
Providence, RI
#1 Most Popular In RI

Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a master’s in linguistics from Brown University

Best Linguistics Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 526 14
Connecticut 293 8
Rhode Island 200 1

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Linguistics 51
Comparative Literature 39
Modern Languages 30

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