207 PhD programmes in Language Studies in United States

Doctoral candidates in French at Rutgers University receive rigorous and broad training in various aspects of French language, literature in and outside France, theory, literary and cultural criticism, and cinema.

The maximum number of Italian course credits required is 48, of which at least 27 must be taken at Rutgers University. There is also a minimum requirement of 24 research credits. 

The PhD program in English (Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies) at Arizona State University promotes the study of rhetorical strategies, production, distribution and interpretation of oral, written, digital, visual, discursive, material and symbolic texts.

The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures has one of the premier comprehensive graduate programs in the country. The Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures and Management program is offered by The Ohio State University.

A student must successfully complete a program of study, normally six full semesters as outlined below, approved by the candidate’s committee or the Director of Graduate Studies in English. The English program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

The PhD with a major in modern foreign languages requires advanced training in a major language (French, German, Spanish) and either a second language (French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish), applied linguistics or Latin American Studies. The Modern Foreign Languages program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

Doctoral students conduct their studies both in Portugal and in the United States, and are co-advised by faculty from Carnegie Mellon University and from Portuguese partner higher education institutions. We offer a Computer Science with Portugal degree at the Carnegie Mellon University. 

Our PhD in English and Literary Arts - Literary Studies at University of Denver exposes you to a wide range of literature and literary theory as you prepare to teach and research at the university level. 

The French Division offers MA and PhD degree programs at Florida State University spanning many aspects of French and Francophone studies including literature, culture, and contemporary society.

At the Johns Hopkins University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in French. The department has a number of fellowships for graduate students.

The Department of Germanic Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago offers the Master of Arts degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Germanic Studies. 

Florida State University’s Foreign and Second Language Education (FSLE) program will prepare you for a rewarding career in teaching English as a second language (ESL) and foreign languages, such as Spanish, Italian, German, etc. We offer both research and practitioner degrees at the master’s, specialist, and doctoral levels.

Make connections between ideas, construct persuasive arguments and gain new perspectives through the power of language with the English phd degree offered at the Texas Christian University. 

The Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese at The University of New Mexico requires a minimum of 36 hours of graduate courses (not including dissertation hours). 

The University of Wisconsin Madison offers an M.A. and Ph.D. degree in Chinese, specializing either in linguistics or in literature and culture. 

At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Portuguese.

The English Ph.D. program at the University of Pennsylvania prepares students for full participation in the profession as scholars and teachers of English and American literature, broadly conceived.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures at New York University offers comprehensive training in Spanish, Spanish American,  Brazilian literatures and cultures.

The Slavic Languages and Literatures program at Stanford University is known for its innovative approach to the cultural disciplines, personalized guidance of graduate students, and insistence on the highest intellectual standards.

The aim of the English program from Princeton University is to produce well-trained and field-transforming scholars, insightful and imaginative critics, and effective and creative teachers.