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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in California

10 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$39,100 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the 24th most popular major in the country with 33,333 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, foreign languages and linguistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,172 and had an average of $22,048 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 6,190 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,024 and $15,723 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 142 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,525 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in foreign languages and linguistics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in foreign languages and linguistics.

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Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree foreign languages & linguistics students.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full UCLA Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - Berkeley

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate list. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 16 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Stanford University

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 14 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full USC Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate. University of California - Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UCSB Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - Davis

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate list. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of California - Irvine Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - Santa Cruz

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - San Diego

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University of California - Riverside came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in California for a Doctorate ranking. UCR is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Foreign Languages & Linguistics at UCR

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