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2024 Best Linguistics Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges in the New England Region
268 Linguistics Degrees Awarded
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 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Linguistics Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 268 degrees in linguistics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics School

Best Linguistics Schools in the New England Region The linguistics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Linguistics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Linguistics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Linguistics Rankings by Degree Level

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 the New England Region list to help you make the college 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 the New England Region

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 New England Region Schools in Linguistics

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Boston University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in linguistics. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were about 30 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
18.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
48 Linguistics Degrees Awarded

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were roughly 48 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA

Brandeis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 18 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.

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Gordon College
Wenham, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 45th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 14 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Gordon College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were roughly 14 linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in linguistics from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Best Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 159
Connecticut 538 35
Rhode Island 436 7
Maine 396 25
New Hampshire 395 27
Vermont 352 15

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Linguistics is one of 5 different types of Linguistics & Comparative Literature programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature 136
Modern Languages 72
Applied Linguistics 43
Language Translation 31
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 16

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