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2024 Best Linguistics Schools in New York

10 Colleges in New York
321 Linguistics Degrees Awarded
Linguistics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #206 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Linguistics Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 321 degrees in linguistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics School

Best Linguistics Schools in New York Your choice of linguistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Linguistics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Linguistics
Master's Degrees in Linguistics
Doctor's Degrees in Linguistics

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 Linguistics Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Linguistics in New York

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the linguistics degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top New York Schools in Linguistics

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
19th Most Popular In NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In NY

New York University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
19.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in linguistics needs to look into Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

University of Rochester is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in linguistics. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were about 17 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Binghamton University is a large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal. This university ranks 29th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 30 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
48 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. This university ranks 18th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 48 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY
5.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
31.8% Growth in Graduates

QC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Queens. This college ranks 26th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 22 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NY
9.1% Growth in Graduates

CCNY is a large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 40th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 11 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at CCNY in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 25 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Linguistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Linguistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 92
Maryland 618 28
New Jersey 614 94
District of Columbia 441 56
Delaware 345 24

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

Majors Similar to Linguistics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature 171
Language Translation 50
Modern Languages 48

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