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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #22 most popular major in California with 5,369 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in California for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 603
Oregon 579
Hawaii 198
Nevada 130
Alaska 34

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 8,539
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428
Germanic Languages 1,425
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 607
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 607
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 500
Second Language Learning 108
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 38
South Asian Languages 24
Native American Languages 16
African Languages 4
Iranian & Persian Languages 4
Celtic Language & Literature 4
Greek Language & Literature 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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