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239 PhD programmes in Language Studies in North America
Dalhousie University4,0(59)
Halifax, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide English
Dalhousie University's Doctor of Philosophy in English programme explores an area of academic research and literary, social, and cultural history. Many graduates hold tenured or tenure-stream university appointments, others have found successful careers in publishing, college teaching, immigration education, digital humanities, information technology, and academic administration.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$3,457/yr
University of Tulsa3,8(5)
Tulsa, United States Top 5% in Worldwide English Language and Literature
Join our community of critical thinkers and creative writers to reimagine worlds across styles, genres, and mediums, engaging our ever-changing world with this English Language and Literature PhD programme from University of Tulsa.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$21,225/yr
Case Western Reserve University4,5(14)
Cleveland Heights, United States Top 1% in Worldwide English
Students admitted to the English PhD at Case Western Reserve University after completing an MA must complete 24 hours of coursework.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$55,584/yr
University of Nevada, Las Vegas4,1(21)
Las Vegas, United States Top 4% in Worldwide English
The PhD program in English from University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a highly specialized program designed to develop a capacity for research, original thought, and writing and to equip students for careers in the teaching of English at the college or university level and in writing, editing, and publishing.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 years$26,368/yr
University at Buffalo4,4(47)
Fairfax, United States Top 2% in Worldwide French Language and Literature
The French Language and Literature PhD program from the University at Buffalo is one of progressive specialization that will culminate in a dissertation. Students in RLL are prepared to participate in critical discussions in the discipline and engage meaningfully with the scholarship of colleagues in neighboring disciplines.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$25,740/yr
University at Buffalo4,4(47)
Buffalo, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Spanish Language and Literature
The Spanish Language and Literature programe at the University at Buffalo, trains students to develop new knowledge about the languages, literatures and cultures of the Romance languages, as well as the cultures and diasporic communities with which they have remained in sustained contact.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$25,740/yr
Florida State University4,4(380)
Tallahassee, United States Top 2% in Worldwide English Education
At Florida State University, whether you earn a doctorate, specialist or master’s in English Education, you’ll go on to flourish in classrooms and beyond.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsTuition not available
University of Illinois at Chicago4,3(18)
Chicago, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Hispanic Studies
The Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago offers work leading to degrees in Hispanic Studies at both the master’s and doctoral levels.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
7 years$9,376/yr
University of Illinois at Chicago4,3(18)
Chicago, United States Top 2% in Worldwide English
The Department of English at University of Illinois at Chicago offers work leading to degrees in English at both the master’s and doctoral levels. Students in the MA and PhD pursue one of three areas of emphasis: English Studies, Creative Writing (also known as the Program for Writers), and English Education.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
7 years$9,376/yr
Arizona State University4,3(228)
Tempe, United States Top 1% in Worldwide English (English Education)
This English (English Education) program at Arizona State University is designed for a wide range of students with diverse interests, backgrounds and professional goals. It is ideal preparation for your career as an expert teacher of English, or as a scholar, researcher, curriculum developer, teacher educator or leader in the field of English education.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$27,810/yr
University of Nebraska-Lincoln4,5(6)
Lincoln, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Modern Languages and Literatures
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers graduate degrees with specializations in German, French, and Spanish.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
8 years$31,182/yr
University of South Carolina3,7(6)
Columbia, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Spanish
The PhD in Spanish at the University of South Carolina allows students to conduct research in Spanish and Latin American literary and cultural studies.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
10 years$29,760/yr
University of California, Davis4,4(12)
Davis, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide English
Students in the English program from University of California, Davis gain advanced knowledge of literature from the British Middle Ages and colonial America to global/postcolonial and U.S. contemporary, as well as knowledge of literary theory, literary analysis, and interdisciplinary methods.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$30,691/yr
Johns Hopkins University4,6(49)
Baltimore, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide Italian
The Italian PhD program at Johns Hopkins University emphasizes work in three complementary areas: literary history, close textual analysis, and theory of interpretation, with a focus on the study of evolving cultures of literacy—from manuscripts and the material history of the book to performance, film, and emerging digital cultures.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$66,670/yr
Oklahoma State University4,3(6)
Stillwater, United States Top 3% in Worldwide English
The English Department at Oklahoma State University grants one doctoral degree, the Ph.D. in English.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
9 years$17,890/yr
Yale University4,3(50)
New Haven, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide East Asian Languages and Literatures
We offer a phd degree in East Asian Languages and Literatures at the Yale University. Students concentrating in Chinese or Japanese literature are encouraged to take at least one term course in Western literature or literary theory.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 yearsFree
New York University4,3(114)
New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide English
The English PhD program at New York University is designed to be completed within the term of the full-funding MacCracken award (typically five years)
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsTuition not available
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign4,3(17)
Urbana, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Slavic Languages and Literatures
At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer a phd degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures.
D.B.A. Full-time On-campus
7 years$32,204/yr
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(74)
Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide Italian
At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Italian.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$36,297/yr
McMaster University4,4(66)
Hamilton, Canada Top 1% in Worldwide French
The French doctoral program at McMaster University focuses on the literatures, films and cultures of the Francophone world.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$3,056/yr