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2024 Best Linguistics Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges in the Southwest Region
292 Linguistics Degrees Awarded
A degree in linguistics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #206 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for linguistics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 292 degrees in linguistics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics School

Best Linguistics Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of linguistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for linguistics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Linguistics Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Linguistics in the Southwest Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the linguistics degree levels they offer.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Linguistics

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
51 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 51 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
37 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Arizona if you want to pursue a degree in linguistics. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 37 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
5.9% Growth in Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in linguistics. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
67 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in linguistics needs to take a look at The University of Texas at Arlington. UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the large city of Arlington. This university ranks 15th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 67 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 25 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
10.0% Growth in Graduates

UNT is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. This university ranks 14th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 30 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX

UTEP is a fairly large public university located in the city of El Paso. This university ranks 56th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 28 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year.

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Best Linguistics Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 156
Arizona 670 57
Oklahoma 565 17
New Mexico 416 25

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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
Modern Languages 287
Language Translation 160
Comparative Literature 44
Applied Linguistics 32
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 23

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