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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California 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 Languages & Linguistics program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 40 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UCLA, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Of the 35 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UC Berkeley, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at USC, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 62% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 10 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UC Davis, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 86% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s most popular 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 school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UC Santa Cruz, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Riverside 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. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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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
Celtic Language & Literature 4
African Languages 4
Iranian & Persian Languages 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 10 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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