2025 Best Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Linguistics is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #82 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 53 doctor's degrees in linguistics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Linguistics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The linguistics doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to linguistics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of linguistics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized linguistics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for linguistics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Linguistics Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Linguistics in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in linguistics.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Linguistics

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in linguistics. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in linguistics from University of Southern California

2

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in linguistics. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in linguistics from University of California - Los Angeles

3

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in linguistics. UCSB is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a doctorate in linguistics from University of California - Santa Barbara

4

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in linguistics. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in linguistics from University of California - Berkeley

Best Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	34
Washington	216	5
Oregon	145	3
Nevada	111	0
Hawaii	65	7

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Linguistics Related Rankings by Major

Linguistics is one of 5 different types of Linguistics & Comparative Literature programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature	50
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty. More about our data sources and methodologies.