Top Doctorate in Language Colleges & Universities in USA 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
Programs
Tuition:  
$83.4K/Yr
Living
$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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#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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#410/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University at Buffalo, Buffalo

8.0(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA74%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Linguistics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE309TOEFL90PTE50
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Tuition:  
$25K/Yr
Living
$18.1K/Yr
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#525/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Georgia, Athens

7.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)Georgia, USA37.2%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Romance Languages
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
$30.8K/Yr
Living
$11.7K/Yr
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#530/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Iowa, Iowa City

8.3(Based on 7 User Reviews)Iowa, USA84.7%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Linguistics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo105IELTS7PTE58
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Tuition:  
$19.4K/Yr
Living
$10.4K/Yr
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#540/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

9.7(Based on 10 User Reviews)Utah, USA
Ph.D World Languages and Cultures
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo110IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
$31.8K/Yr
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#607/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

9.3(Based on 3 User Reviews)Tennessee, USA46%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Modern Foreign Languages
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
GMAT700TOEFL80PTE53
Programs
Tuition:  
$32.2K/Yr
Living
$10.7K/Yr
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#628/1401 QS Ranking 2026

USC-Aiken, Aiken

South Carolina, USA61.5%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Linguistics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE53
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Tuition:  
$29.8K/Yr
Living
$7.6K/Yr
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#664/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Oklahoma, Norman

Oklahoma, USA77%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE60
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Tuition:  
$25.2K/Yr
Living
$15.8K/Yr
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#701/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Central Florida, Orlando

7.7(Based on 21 User Reviews)Florida, USA43%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL89
Programs
Tuition:  
$28.7K/Yr
Living
$9.8K/Yr
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#751/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

New Mexico, USA73.5%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Educational Linguistics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo105IELTS6.5PTE53
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Tuition:  
$23.5K/Yr
Living
$9.9K/Yr
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#801/1401 QS Ranking 2026

UM-Baltimore County, Baltimore

7.0(Based on 8 User Reviews)Maryland, USA74%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Language, Literacy and Culture
Course duration:
3 years
Programs
Tuition:  
$25.9K/Yr
Living
$11.8K/Yr
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#851/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Louisiana, USA74%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D French Studies
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79PTE59
Programs
Tuition:  
$58.9K/Yr
Living
$11.7K/Yr
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#621/1503 QS Ranking 2025

University of South Florida-Tampa, Tampa

8.3(Based on 9 User Reviews)Florida, USA41%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE53
Programs
Tuition:  
$15.9K/Yr
Living
$9.8K/Yr
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