2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in the Plains States Region

Foreign Languages & Linguistics isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #16 in popularity out of 33 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of foreign languages and linguistics. Combined, these schools handed out 52 doctor's degrees in foreign languages and linguistics to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in the Plains States Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of foreign languages and linguistics students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for foreign languages and linguistics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Foreign Languages & Linguistics in the Plains States Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Foreign Languages & Linguistics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

20 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in foreign languages and linguistics in Minnesota.

There were roughly 20 foreign languages and linguistics individuals who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

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2

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Washington University in St Louis is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

There were approximately 16 foreign languages and linguistics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Iowa if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in foreign languages and linguistics in Iowa.

There were roughly 8 foreign languages and linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Kansas if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics. KU is a very large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in foreign languages and linguistics in Kansas.

There were about 6 foreign languages and linguistics students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Mizzou is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in foreign languages and linguistics in Missouri.

There were roughly 2 foreign languages and linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.

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6

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

#2 Most Popular In IA

Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in foreign languages and linguistics from Iowa State University

6

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

#1 Most Popular In NE

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln. More information about a doctorate in foreign languages and linguistics from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular foreign languages and linguistics colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	27	8
Iowa	27	9
Missouri	27	16
Kansas	25	5
Nebraska	23	3

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	23
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	13
East Asian Languages	7
Classical Languages & Literature	5
Germanic Languages	3
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	191
Visual & Performing Arts	123
English Language & Literature	77
Philosophy & Religious Studies	27

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 John Stephen Dwyer. More about our data sources and methodologies.