236 PhD programmes in Language Studies in North America

The Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies - Germanic Studies program offered at University of Pennsylvania takes a forward-looking perspective on developments in the field.

The English graduate program at the University of Oklahoma offers a vibrant intellectual community with specializations in literary and cultural studies, rhetoric and writing, and creative writing.

The Ph.D. program in Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (LALS) at the University of South Florida prepares students for research and teaching in the interdisciplinary field of Applied Linguistics.

At Indiana University Bloomington we offer a doctoral degree in Second Language Studies to our graduate stuidents .

The Department of English at Lehigh University has a focus on Literature and Social Justice, the outcome of a multiyear effort to revitalize the traditional period-based approach to literary studies.

The English program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia is dedicated to the study of English language and literature in all of its various historical, cultural, and theoretical aspects.

Our Italian graduate program at Indiana University Bloomington is led by faculty committed to both serious humanistic research and innovative teaching. 

The Department of English at Johns Hopkins University offers a program leading to the PhD degree in English and American literature. The department is small in numbers and its graduate students are carefully selected on the basis of their professional distinction as teachers, critics, and scholars.

The English department offers a wide-ranging course of study that combines historical research with theoretical inquiry in a stimulating, challenging and supportive environment. The English programs from the University at Buffalo, are among the most open and flexible in the country.

This World Languages and Cultures - Comparative Literature Emphasis is offered at the University of Utah. 

The English Literary Studies PhD program at The University of Iowa is designed as preparation for the teaching, publishing, and administrative service required of a career in academia.

The Second Language Acquisition and Teaching program from The University of Arizona provides an instructional program to prepare researchers, teachers, curriculum specialists, and administrators at all levels of instruction who are concerned with aspects of second language acquisition, learning, and teaching. 

The English programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in literary scholarship, rhetoric, digital media, and discourse analysis.

The doctoral program in Hispanic Language and Literatures at Boston University will help you work toward a comprehensive knowledge of Hispanic literatures, their histories, and their major works.

The Language and Communicative Disorders program at the University of California, San Diego’s focus is the interdisciplinary study of language and communicative disorders. 

Our PhD English program at University of Georgia is primarily intended for those pursuing a career in college and university teaching and research. We offer a variety of courses that signal our recognition of intellectual and disciplinary change as well as our commitment to traditional literary history.

The English Department at Yale University offers a broad-ranging program of graduate education, with courses that engage all periods of British literature, American literature since its inception, and many of the contemporary interdisciplines (feminism, media studies, post-colonialism, Black studies, LGBTQIA+ studies, and the environmental humanities).

The Department of English at the University of Wisconsin Madison offers a Ph.D. in English (with specializations in composition and rhetoric, English language and linguistics, or literary studies); an MFA in creative writing; and a terminal M.A. in English with a specialization in applied English linguistics. 

Become a master of your area of interest in Spanish linguistics or research by earning a PhD in Spanish from the University at Albany.

The graduate program in German at University of Wisconsin Madison is recognized internationally for its comprehensive coverage of German studies and the thorough preparation of candidates for its graduate degrees.