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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking.

Linguistics is the 206th most popular major in the country with 3,247 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

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 “Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in linguistics. To top this list, a school must have a successful linguistics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree linguistics students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 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%.

Read more about Linguistics at Arizona State University - Tempe

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate 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.

Full University of Arizona Linguistics Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s linguistics degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on Linguistics at The University of Texas at Arlington

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Full UT Austin Linguistics Report

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s linguistics students 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%.

Read more about Linguistics at Northern Arizona University

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s linguistics degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Linguistics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Linguistics Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Linguistics at Rice

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