220 PhD programmes in Linguistics

The Applied Linguistics programme at University of Strathclyde focuses on a wide range of aspects related to the study of speech, language and voice characteristics of typical as well as impaired populations across their lifespan, in order to further our understanding of these issues and impact positively on people’s lives.

The DPhil in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics at University of Oxford is an advanced research degree for qualified students who are ready to begin thesis work in the field of general linguistics (including phonetics but not applied linguistics), in historical and comparative philology and linguistics, or in the linguistics of a specific language.

The Linguistics program at Northwestern University provides students with a solid background in linguistic theory with an emphasis on empirical and experimental methodologies.

Linguistics is the scientific and systematic study of language. Language is probably unique to human experience, and so it has interested people throughout history. You’ve probably thought about it, too. We offer a Linguistics degree at the University of Otago.

They offer supervision for the PhD Sociolinguistics from University of Essex in the areas of: conversation analysis, language variation and change, dialects and language contact, gender differentiation in language, multilingualism, intercultural pragmatics, language maintenance and shift, Pidgin and Creole linguistics, and language and human rights.

The PhD program in Applied Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts Boston is a critically-oriented community of scholars, researchers, and activists dedicated to understanding linguistic diversity in everyday life.

The Computational Linguistics programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in natural language processing and language technology.

This Linguistics degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.

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.

The Ph.D. in Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Delaware is designed to furnish students with a solid background in theoretical linguistics as well as to direct them to advanced study in a particular area of specialization.

In the realm of unraveling language's intricacies, the University School for Advanced Studies Pavia (IUSS) proudly hosts the Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics doctoral program.

Our Linguistics (Applied) and Discourse Studies PhD program is housed in the School of Linguistics and Languages Studies (SLaLS) at Carleton University. 

Discourse Studies are a key interest of researchers in in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics at The Open University UK.

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

The Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University offers four concentrations leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Linguistics.

Join an interdisciplinary research community with a wide range of interests that converge on the cognitive dimensions of language ability and use. The Psycholinguistics programme is offered at University of York.

Our research engages with English Language and Linguistics at University of Glasgow, focusing on written and spoken English language from medieval times to the present day.

Our PhD Linguistics programme at The University of Manchester enables you to carry out research in a field of linguistics that matches the interests of one of our members of staff.

Hispanic Languages and Literatures from University of California, Berkeley will assess student preparation.

A PhD in Linguistics from University of Kent enables you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research in the subject that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication.