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

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

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #24 most popular major in the country with 33,333 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Washington University in St Louis

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 80% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at Mizzou, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Missouri - Columbia

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Of the 4 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at Iowa, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Iowa Report

University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Iowa State University 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 Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Iowa State University

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 232
Minnesota 602
Iowa 402
South Dakota 76
Missouri 506
Nebraska 139
North Dakota 55

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 7 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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