2024 Best Linguistics Schools in Washington

If you plan on majoring in linguistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #206 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Linguistics Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 115 degrees in linguistics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Linguistics Schools List

Pick Your Linguistics Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Linguistics Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Linguistics in Washington

The schools below may not offer all types of linguistics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Washington Schools in Linguistics

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

58 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

10.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in linguistics. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a degree in linguistics from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Western Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in linguistics. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in linguistics from Western Washington University

Best Linguistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Linguistics Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	649
Oregon	587	58
Nevada	354	0
Hawaii	267	21
Alaska	167	7

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Linguistics Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Linguistics & Comparative Literature area of study, Linguistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Linguistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature	8
Modern Languages	3

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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 Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.

More about our data sources and methodologies.