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Finding the Best Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 51 people earned a degree or certificate in foreign language, literature and linguistics (other), making the major the #282 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Other Foreign Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for other foreign language majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in the United States for foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the other foreign language majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Foreign Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in other foreign language at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Foreign Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in other foreign language at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) schools in the United States. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

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Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) by Region

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One of 16 majors within the area of study, foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Other Foreign Language

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1,748
Romance Languages 1,304
Classical Languages & Literature 303
East Asian Languages 209
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 160

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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.

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