by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,247 people earned their degree in linguistics, making the major the 206th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 292 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in linguistics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their linguistics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree linguistics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s linguistics degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Rice University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s linguistics degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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