Applied Linguistics

A program that focuses on language-related concerns in the everyday world, including language education, acquisition of first and additional languages, discourse analysis, language assessment, literacy, and language policy and planning. Includes instruction in linguistic theory; language teaching and learning; discourse analysis; language and cognition; and language, culture, and identity.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 21 institutions across the United States, with a total of 578 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

18

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

39

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

7

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

111

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

12

degrees awarded

Other Awards

391

awards given

Top Schools for Applied Linguistics

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA
120
2 Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
75
3 Texas A & M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX
75
4 Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
52
5 West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
48
6 University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
39
7 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
36
8 University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
21
9 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
18
10 New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM
18
11 Ashford University
San Diego, CA
15
12 University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
15
13 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
9
14 Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
8
15 University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
8
16 Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO
6
17 Johnson University
Knoxville, TN
3
18 Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
3
19 University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
3
20 Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TX
3
21 Johnson University Florida
Kissimmee, FL
3