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2025 Best Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
389 Linguistics Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in linguistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #206 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 389 degrees in linguistics annually.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics School

Best Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. We derive our Best Overall Linguistics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Linguistics Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Linguistics
Master's Degrees in Linguistics
Doctor's Degrees in Linguistics

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Linguistics in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of linguistics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Linguistics

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
38 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in linguistics. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 38 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
38 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in linguistics. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 38 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
46 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in linguistics. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. This university ranks 1st out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 46 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
31 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 31 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
35.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 20 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 17 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
7.7% Growth in Graduates

SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Carbondale. This university ranks 36th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 13 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 10th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 13 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 87
Michigan 915 105
Illinois 870 141
Indiana 737 69
Wisconsin 672 46

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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 150
Language Translation 123
Comparative Literature 66
Applied Linguistics 39
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 5

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