by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study linguistics. at the Master’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. This ranking highlights 16 colleges that serve veteran linguistics. students especially well, using our 2026 methodology.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. So you can compare your options, College Factual reviewed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Our analysis ranked University of Delaware the #1 college for veteran and military-affiliated students pursuing a degree in linguistics.. It scores 91.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the linguistics. program at University of Delaware
A rank of #2 makes The University of Texas at Arlington one of the top linguistics. colleges for veteran students. The University of Texas at Arlington scores 87.9 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. More about the linguistics. program at The University of Texas at Arlington
California State University-Long Beach came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best linguistics. colleges for veterans. It scores 86.7 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. Read more about linguistics. at California State University-Long Beach
Veteran students seeking a strong linguistics. program will find one at University of Connecticut, which ranked #4. University of Connecticut scores 84.3 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about linguistics. at University of Connecticut
Veteran students seeking a strong linguistics. program will find one at University of South Carolina-Columbia, which ranked #5. It scores 81.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about linguistics. at University of South Carolina-Columbia
University of Iowa ranked #6 on our 2026 list of the best linguistics. colleges for veterans. It scores 81.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full linguistics. report for University of Iowa
University of Colorado Boulder placed #7 among the best linguistics. colleges for veterans. University of Colorado Boulder scores 78.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the linguistics. program at University of Colorado Boulder
Indiana University-Bloomington came in at #8 for veteran linguistics. students this year. It scores 77.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full linguistics. report for Indiana University-Bloomington
West Virginia University ranked #9 on our 2026 list of the best linguistics. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 75.9 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the linguistics. program at West Virginia University
University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #10 on our 2026 list of the best linguistics. colleges for veterans. University of Hawaii at Manoa scores 75.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. More about the linguistics. program at University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of California-Davis placed #11 among the best linguistics. colleges for veterans. University of California-Davis scores 74.9 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full linguistics. report for University of California-Davis
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale placed #12 among the best linguistics. colleges for veterans. It scores 74.5 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about linguistics. at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Georgetown University ranked #13 on our 2026 list of the best linguistics. colleges for veterans. It scores 74.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 41.7, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full linguistics. report for Georgetown University
University of Utah came in at #14 for veteran linguistics. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 74.2 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about linguistics. at University of Utah
Brigham Young University landed the #15 spot for veterans pursuing linguistics.. The school's overall veterans score is 74.0 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the linguistics. program at Brigham Young University
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras ranked #16 on our 2026 list of the best linguistics. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 63.3 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 33.3. More about the linguistics. program at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying linguistics.: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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