2024 Best Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Linguistics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #139 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for linguistics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 75 bachelor's degrees in linguistics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to linguistics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of linguistics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Linguistics Schools

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 in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Linguistics in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in linguistics.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Linguistics

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in linguistics. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in linguistics. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in linguistics from University of Chicago

Best Linguistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	78
Ohio	612	77
Indiana	535	49
Wisconsin	435	42

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Linguistics Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Modern Languages	48
Comparative Literature	10

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.