2024 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Foreign Languages & Linguistics isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #18 in popularity out of 36 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for foreign languages & linguistics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 doctor's degrees in foreign languages & linguistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on foreign languages & linguistics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other foreign languages & linguistics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt foreign languages & linguistics students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized foreign languages & linguistics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for foreign languages & linguistics students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The foreign languages & linguistics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Foreign Languages & Linguistics in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for foreign languages & linguistics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics has to take a look at University of Chicago. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in foreign languages & linguistics from University of Chicago

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a wonderful decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in foreign languages & linguistics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Indiana	29	61
Michigan	29	30
Ohio	29	36
Wisconsin	27	16

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	23
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	22
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	14
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	5
Germanic Languages	4
South Asian Languages	3
Classical Languages & Literature	3
East Asian Languages	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	237
Theology & Religious Vocations	142
English Language & Literature	59
History	43
Philosophy & Religious Studies	34
Communication & Journalism	29
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	11
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	2

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 John Stephen Dwyer. More about our data sources and methodologies.