Masters (MS) in Linguistics in the United States
64 masters programmes in linguistics at 41 universities in the United States are open to international students; 100% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 29,786 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 24,630 USD and 36,100 USD.
Data as of August 27, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD
Linguistics programmes
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Specialisations within linguistics
Linguistics 31 Romance Studies 19 Italian Studies 8 Language Studies 5 Japanese Studies 1
Universities for linguistics in the United States
- University of Georgia, Athens (5)
- Indiana University Bloomington (4)
- Queens College CUNY (3)
- Wayne State University (3)
- University of Minnesota (3)
- University of Oregon, Eugene (3)
- University of Illinois at Chicago (2)
- University of Iowa (2)
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick (2)
- Tulane University (2)
Masters (MS) in Linguistics in the United States: common questions
- How many linguistics programmes are there in the United States?
- 64 linguistics masters programmes at 41 universities in the United States are open to international students, as of August 27, 2026.
- How much does a linguistics degree in the United States cost?
- The median yearly tuition for master's programmes in linguistics in the United States is 29,786 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 24,630 USD and 36,100 USD per year.
- Can I study linguistics in the United States in English?
- Yes — 100% of the linguistics programmes in the United States in our catalogue are taught in English (64 of 64).
- Are any of these linguistics programmes available online?
- 2 of the 64 programmes in the United States are delivered online or by distance learning.
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