2025 Best Linguistics Schools in Iowa

If you plan on majoring in linguistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #206 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of linguistics. Combined, these schools handed out 48 degrees in linguistics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Linguistics Schools List

Pick Your Linguistics Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Linguistics Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Linguistics in Iowa

The schools below may not offer all types of linguistics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Iowa Schools in Linguistics

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a degree in linguistics. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in linguistics from University of Iowa

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33.3% Growth in Graduates

Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in linguistics. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a degree in linguistics from Iowa State University

Best Linguistics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Linguistics Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	55
Missouri	693	44
Kansas	599	29
North Dakota	416	10

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Linguistics Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Linguistics & Comparative Literature area of study, Linguistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Linguistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Language Translation	20
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services	2
Comparative Literature	1

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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.