2025 Best Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Ranked #82 in popularity, linguistics is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 doctor's degrees in linguistics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Linguistics in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in linguistics.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Linguistics

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in linguistics. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in linguistics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in linguistics. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in linguistics from Indiana University - Bloomington

Best Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	17
Michigan	257	12
Ohio	253	5
Indiana	202	10
Wisconsin	163	3

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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 Majors Related to Linguistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature	15
Modern Languages	8
Applied Linguistics	3
Language Translation	2
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services	2

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.