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2025 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

4 Colleges in the Southeast Region
122 Doctor's Degrees
Foreign Languages & Linguistics is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #18 out of the 36 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of foreign languages & linguistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 122 doctor's degrees in foreign languages & linguistics during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of foreign languages & linguistics for getting your doctor's degree school matters. 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:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for foreign languages & linguistics students working on their doctor's degree.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Foreign Languages & Linguistics in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5 Annual Graduates

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics. UofSC is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.More information about a doctorate in foreign languages & linguistics from University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics has to check out University of Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in foreign languages & linguistics from University of Georgia

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9 Annual Graduates

Florida State University is a good choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in foreign languages & linguistics from Florida State University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3 Annual Graduates

University of Kentucky is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics. UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington.More information about a doctorate in foreign languages & linguistics from University of Kentucky

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages & linguistics schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 29 26
Virginia 29 16
Georgia 28 9
Mississippi 28 0
South Carolina 28 7
North Carolina 26 21
Kentucky 26 6
Alabama 25 2
Tennessee 25 12
Louisiana 25 10
Arkansas 23 1

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 65
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 33
Classical Languages & Literature 14
Germanic Languages 9
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 1

Majors Similar to Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 1,305
Social Sciences 629
English Language & Literature 246
Communication & Journalism 173
History 142
Philosophy & Religious Studies 137
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 60
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 27
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 8

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