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239 PhD programmes in Language Studies in North America

English
Dalhousie University's Doctor of Philosophy in English programme explores an area of academic research and literary, social, and cultural history. Many graduates hold tenured or tenure-stream university appointments, others have found successful careers in publishing, college teaching, immigration education, digital humanities, information technology, and academic administration.

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.
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.
English
Students admitted to the English PhD at Case Western Reserve University after completing an MA must complete 24 hours of coursework.
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
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.
English
The English program at Northwestern University offers advanced study and research in literary history, criticism, and theory, with excellent opportunities for interdepartmental and interdisciplinary study.
English and Comparative Literature
The English and Comparative Literature Department at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill fosters insightful and imaginative thinking, with the goal of producing excellent scholars and teachers.
Language and Information Technology
The Ph.D. in Language and Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon University focuses on developing the next generation of scientific and entrepreneurial leaders.
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.
English - Law
At the New York University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in English - Law. Join us in our program!
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.
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.
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.
Spanish
Around the world and here in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia, Spanish is a key language of connection and community.
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC) at the University of Pennsylvania offers PhD degrees in five distinct fields.
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.
French
The Department of French and Italian at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees in French and in Italian.
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)