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210 PhD programmes in Language Studies in United States

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.
Language, Reading and Culture
The Language, Reading and Culture degree at The University of Arizona provides a vehicle for training specialists who wish to prepare themselves for leadership roles in reading or bilingual/ESL education, and those seeking advanced academic preparation in these areas.
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.
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.
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.
English
Students admitted to the English PhD at Case Western Reserve University after completing an MA must complete 24 hours of coursework.
French and Francophone Studies
The graduate program in French and Francophone Studies at the Brown University is the home of advanced studies in French and Francophone literatures, language and civilization.
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.
Language Education and Multilingualism
The Language Education and Multilingualism PhD program at the University at Buffalo provides a comprehensive background in theory, practice and research, for those who aspire to academic appointments in colleges/universities, or leadership roles in school systems.
Slavic Languages and Literatures
At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer a phd degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures.
English Language and Literature
The Ph.D. in English Language and Literature at Catholic University of America is conferred upon completion of 54 credit hours of course work following the B.A., a comprehensive exam, and a dissertation.
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.
East Asian Languages and Civilizations
The cross-disciplinary PhD program in East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania is designed to train graduate students who can teach and conduct independent research in a variety of humanistic disciplines using Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, and occasionally other languages of East Asia.
English
The Department of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offers programs of study leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
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.
English Education
Close student-faculty mentorship and an emphasis on applied research prepare graduates of the Ph.D. in English Education program at University of Virginia for careers in university settings or at research organizations.
English
The English Department at Oklahoma State University grants one doctoral degree, the Ph.D. in English.
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.
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)
Italian
At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Italian.