by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 61 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,053 bachelor's degrees in linguistics during the <nil> academic year.
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The linguistics bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for linguistics students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in linguistics. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of California - Los Angeles is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in linguistics. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of California - Los Angeles
Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in linguistics. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from Columbia University in the City of New York
It is difficult to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in linguistics. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from Cornell University
University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in linguistics. UCSB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of California - Santa Barbara
Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of California - Santa Cruz
UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the small city of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of Massachusetts Amherst
UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of Florida
Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from Georgetown University
Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of Southern California
Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of California - Berkeley
UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 14 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 15 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 16 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
| 17 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 18 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 19 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 20 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
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Linguistics is one of 5 different types of Linguistics & Comparative Literature programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Modern Languages | 1,886 |
| Comparative Literature | 594 |
| Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services | 193 |
| Language Translation | 52 |
| Applied Linguistics | 39 |