Using science and data we decided to determine which programs offer the best career opportunities for linguistics Majors. Here are the set of the top colleges for linguistics Majors in US for 2021:
- SUNY at Binghamton
- University of California - Los Angeles
- Clemson University
- University of California, Berkeley
- Vanderbilt University
- SUNY at Buffalo
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Rochester
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- SUNY Stony Brook
25 best colleges for linguistics majors in the US
1. SUNY at Binghamton
Location
Vestal, NY
2. University of California - Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, CA
3. Clemson University
Location
Clemson, SC
4. University of California, Berkeley
Location
Berkeley, CA
5. Vanderbilt University
Location
Nashville, TN
6. SUNY at Buffalo
Location
Buffalo, NY
7. Johns Hopkins University
Location
Baltimore, MD
8. University of Rochester
Location
Rochester, NY
9. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location
Chapel Hill, NC
10. SUNY Stony Brook
Location
Stony Brook, NY
11. Loyola Marymount University
Location
Los Angeles, CA
12. University of Delaware
Location
Newark, DE
13. Ohio State University
Location
Columbus, OH
14. Brigham Young University
Location
Provo, UT
15. San Jose State University
Location
San Jose, CA
16. Dartmouth College
Location
Hanover, NH
17. SUNY at Albany
Location
Albany, NY
18. Harvard University
Location
Cambridge, MA
19. Salisbury University
Location
Salisbury, MD
20. College of New Jersey, The
Location
Ewing, NJ
21. Queens College of the City University of New York
Location
Queens, NY
22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Location
Minneapolis, MN
23. University of Washington
Location
Seattle, WA
24. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location
Champaign, IL
25. Augusta University
Location
Augusta, GA
How we determined the best linguistics colleges
We looked at the following data from the NCES (National Center For Education Statistics) and College Scorecard data from ED.gov to understand what linguistics departments offer the best career opportunities:
- Percentage of Graduating Class That Are Business Majors
- Mean Earnings After 10 Years
- Mean Earnings After 6 Years
- Admission Rate (More selective the better)
- Average cost of attendance (Lower is better)
- Median amount of debt
- Ratio of people working to not working after 10 years
Most popular jobs for linguistics majors
Updated November 17, 2023