2024 Best Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Doctor's Degree Schools

Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)doctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #207 out of the 306 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of foreign language, literature & linguistics (other). When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 doctor's degrees in foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in foreign language, literature & linguistics (other).

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Other Foreign Language

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

6 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) needs to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

4 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) has to check out University of California - Santa Barbara. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a doctorate in foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) from University of California - Santa Barbara

2

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) needs to take a look at University of California - Berkeley. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in foreign language, literature & linguistics (other) from University of California - Berkeley

Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) by Region

View the Best Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Foreign Language

One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Foreign Language Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	13

Majors Similar to Other Foreign Language

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	427
Romance Languages	301
Classical Languages & Literature	67
East Asian Languages	57
Germanic Languages	55
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	51
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	20
South Asian Languages	3
American Sign Language	3
African Languages	1

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.