Top Doctorate in Language Colleges & Universities in Abroad in 2026 - Fees, Rankings & Eligibility
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#1/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Linguistics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE330IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$83.4K/Yr
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$21.3K/Yr
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#3/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Stanford University, Stanford

7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Linguistics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL90
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Tuition:  
$63.5K/Yr
Living
$34.3K/Yr
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#6/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Cambridge, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)England, UK21%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Computation, Cognition and Language
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
(£31,320/Yr)$42.9K/Yr
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#16/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Linguistics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
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Tuition:  
$20.8K/Yr
Living
$18.6K/Yr
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#32/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Australian National University, Canberra

7.8(Based on 12 User Reviews)Australian Capital Territory , Australia35%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Culture History and Languages
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE64
Programs
Tuition:  
(A$41,030/Yr)$28.7K/Yr
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#32/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin

7.2(Based on 1 User Reviews)Hong Kong, Hong Kong20%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Chinese Medicine
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79
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Tuition:  
(HK$42,100/Yr)$5.5K/Yr
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#51/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Bristol, Bristol

9.3(Based on 17 User Reviews)England, UK12%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Italian
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE67
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Tuition:  
(£21,900/Yr)$30K/Yr
Living
(£9,720/Yr)$13.3K/Yr
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#52/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Second Language Acquisition
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
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#76/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Birmingham, Birmingham

8.0(Based on 27 User Reviews)England, UK13%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D English Language and Applied Linguistics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE298TOEFL80PTE60
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Tuition:  
(£21,840/Yr)$29.9K/Yr
Living
(£8,694/Yr)$11.9K/Yr
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#110/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison

8.0(Based on 21 User Reviews)Wisconsin, USA45%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Asian Languages and Cultures
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE54
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Tuition:  
$25.7K/Yr
Living
$16.4K/Yr
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#119/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Leiden University, Leiden

7.2(Based on 3 User Reviews)South Holland, Netherlands63%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Translational Neuroscience
Course duration:
4 years
Programs
Tuition:  
(€31,100/Yr)$37K/Yr
Living
(€1,006/Yr)$1.2K/Yr
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#137/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

7.3(Based on 19 User Reviews)England, UK87%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Speech and Language Sciences
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135IELTS7.0PTE76
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Tuition:  
(£24,433/Yr)$33.5K/Yr
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#169/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of York, York

5.7(Based on 12 User Reviews)England, UK79%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Applied Linguistics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL87PTE61
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Tuition:  
(£23,475/Yr)$32.2K/Yr
Living
(£7,657/Yr)$10.5K/Yr
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#181/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Cardiff University, Cardiff

9.7(Based on 22 User Reviews)Wales, UK20%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Languages and Translation Studies
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0PTE76
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Tuition:  
(£26,700/Yr)$36.6K/Yr
Living
(£8,670/Yr)$11.9K/Yr
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#190/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Ohio State University, Columbus

5.3(Based on 7 User Reviews)Ohio, USA61%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Translational Plant Science
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79
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Tuition:  
$66.3K/Yr
Living
$15.2K/Yr
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#251/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

9.3(Based on 12 User Reviews)Scotland, UK55%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Modern languages
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE59
Programs
Tuition:  
(£17,400/Yr)$23.8K/Yr
Living
(£8,900/Yr)$12.2K/Yr
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#281/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Waikato, Hamilton

10.0(Based on 6 User Reviews)North Island, New Zealand70%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Applied Linguistics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
(NZ$38,595/Yr)$23.2K/Yr
Living
(NZ$14,504/Yr)$8.7K/Yr
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#287/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Arizona, Tucson

8.0(Based on 18 User Reviews)Arizona, USA86%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Anthropology and Linguistics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE318TOEFL79PTE60
Programs
Tuition:  
$34K/Yr
Living
$16.8K/Yr
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#308/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby

7.5(Based on 13 User Reviews)British Columbia, Canada59%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Languages, Cultures and Literacies
Course duration:
6 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL93PTE65
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Tuition:  
(CA$6,321/Yr)$4.7K/Yr
Living
(CA$16,002/Yr)$11.8K/Yr
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#314/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Miami, Coral Gables

9.3(Based on 2 User Reviews)Florida, USA19%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Language and Literacy Learning in Multilingual Settings
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
Programs
Tuition:  
$50.8K/Yr
Living
$13.7K/Yr
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