218 Full-time PhD programmes in Linguistics

The nexus between people and language is where most sociolinguistic research takes place, and at the University of Liverpool, research in Sociolinguistics focuses in particular on the relationship between society and language, drawing on expertise from Modern Languages.

The Applied Linguistics programme offered by Swansea University enables doctoral researchers to undertake a substantial project led by their own passions and interests. 

PhD studies in English at Karlstad University may be pursued with a specialisation in linguistics or literature, and admitted PhD candidates have the opportunity to design their dissertation projects within either of these subject areas.

The Dimensions of Constructional Space Research Training Group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) will explore a relatively new paradigm in linguistics that has become known under the name of Construction Grammar (CxG).

This African Languages (Research) programme is offered by the Department of African Languages within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.

In this PhD Linguistics program at University of Victoria, you’ll study linguistics, building a broad and deep understanding of language.

Linguistics is the scientific study of language in all its aspects. At the University of South Carolina these issues are investigated from diverse perspectives, including biological, cognitive, developmental, educational, historical and sociocultural ones.

The Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (Online) programme from University of Nottingham offers a fascinating opportunity to study the interaction between language and the real world.

The Linguistics programme at Rutgers University is structured by the guiding idea that linguistics is a unified discipline, with cross-fertilization between sub-disciplines a major source of growth and innovation. 

English from University of California, Berkeley is designed to assure that students are familiar with a wide range of literary forms, critical approaches, and scholarly methods. 

Linguistics from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) helps students develop professional skills in the field.

The Comparative Literature Research programme offered by King's College London explores literary traditions, cultural exchange, and textual interpretation across languages, periods, and global regions.

The theoretical core of the PhD programme Language, Linguistics and Cognition from Aarhus University  is linguistics in a broad sense. It includes all significant language-related aspects of psychology, physiology and society.

The goal of the Linguistics programme of Tallinn University is to train researchers and instructors in the field of linguistics.

The MA and the PhD in Linguistics are awarded by the Graduate College at The University of Iowa. Instruction is offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 

The Linguistics doctoral program at The University of New Mexico requires a minimum of 48 semester hours of graduate credit coursework in linguistics. This minimum requirement may include up to 30 hours of master's degree credit (including thesis). 

The University at Buffalo's Linguistics Department offers a comprehensive program covering the major areas of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax and discourse/pragmatics. The Linguistics  program is offered at The University at Buffalo .

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Linguistics - Language Acquisition offered by the Department of Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes specialized and well-researched learning opportunities.