Linguistics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #206 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of linguistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 degrees in linguistics annually.
The linguistics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Linguistics rankings. For our Best Overall Linguistics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Linguistics Schools in Oregon.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the linguistics degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Oregon is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics. UO is a very large public university located in the city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Reed College if you wish to pursue a degree in linguistics. Reed is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Portland. This college ranks 21st out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 10 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Reed in the most recent data year.
Portland State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics. Portland State University is a very large public university located in the large city of Portland. This university ranks 5th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 24 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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).