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2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, foreign languages and linguistics was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 4,163 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Foreign Languages & Linguistics program at each school on the list.

Check out the foreign languages and linguistics doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 45% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 55% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 64% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UH, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Women make up 25% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 50% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Dallas Theological Seminary landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Of the 3 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UNM, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 84
Texas 229
Oklahoma 4
New Mexico 74

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

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
Germanic Languages 149
American Sign Language 115
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 74
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 51
South Asian Languages 22
Second Language Learning 19
Celtic Language & Literature 3
African Languages 3
Greek Language & Literature 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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