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Doctor's Degree in Modern Languages

Doctor’s Degrees in Modern Languages

26 Yearly Graduations
58% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A doctor's degree in modern languages is offered at 11 colleges in the United States. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 12% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 42.3% of modern languages graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Modern Languages Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 26 people earned their doctor's degree in modern languages. This earns it the #278 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in modern languages at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 199
Doctor’s Degree 26
Graduate Certificate 5

Earnings of Modern Languages Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for modern languages majors who have their doctor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in modern languages. About 57.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 11
Women 15
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The racial-ethnic distribution of modern languages doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 11 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in modern languages. Learn more about the most popular 11 below:

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
11 Yearly Graduations
33% Women

The most popular school in the United States for modern languages students seekinga doctor's degree is Yale University. Each year, around 12,000 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $64,700 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $48,300 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 11 people received their doctor's degree in modern languages from Yale.

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
10 Yearly Graduations
60% Women

Purdue University - Main Campus comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in modern languages. Each year, around 46,600 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $9,718 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $9,718 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 10 people received their doctor's degree in modern languages from Purdue.

#3

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri
5 Yearly Graduations
33% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 3rd most popular school in the country for modern languages majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is University of Missouri - Columbia. Roughly 31,000 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $13,008 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,000 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 5 people received their doctor's degree in modern languages from Mizzou. Of these students, 33% were women and 67% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

3 Yearly Graduations
50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is the 4th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in modern languages. Roughly 30,500 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,332 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,468 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 3 people received their doctor's degree in modern languages from UT Knoxville. Of these students, 50% were women and 25% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#5

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska
2 Yearly Graduations
40% Women

The 5th most popular school in the country for modern languages majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Roughly 25,100 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $8,010 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $6,318 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their doctor's degree in modern languages from UNL.

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Wayne State University comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in modern languages. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $13,660 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $18,301 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in modern languages from Wayne State.

#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

The 6th most popular school in the country for modern languages majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is University of Utah. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $8,175 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $7,353 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in modern languages from U of U.

0 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Columbia University in the City of New York comes in at #8 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in modern languages. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $64,526 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $53,576 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 0 people received their doctor's degree in modern languages from Columbia.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to modern languages that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics 214
Comparative Literature 161
Other Linguistics & Literature 13
Applied Linguistics 8
Language Translation 6

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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