254 Master's in Linguistics in North America

English-Concentration in Linguistics program offered at San Francisco State University prides itself on its intellectual rigor, diversity of subjects and approaches, and commitment to excellence in teaching.

The Sociolinguistics (Applied Linguistics) MA program from Old Dominion University prepares students to pursue advanced graduate study, teach in colleges, adult education programs, businesses, private schools and institutions in the U.S. or abroad, work with private businesses, and the language acquisition needs of second language learners.

The English for Speakers of Other Languages programme at Auburn University offers advanced training for educators. Available as a M.Ed., this flexible course provides online and full-time on-campus study modes. Students develop expert skills to support English learners in diverse global and domestic settings.

The East Asian Languages and Civilizations program of University of Pennsylvania is both a gateway into higher-level graduate study and preparation for careers in teaching, administration, and professions in the public and private sectors.

The Linguistics M.A. at the University of Toronto is a comprehensive postgraduate programme designed for advanced study in language structures. This public full-time course offers expert training in theoretical and experimental frameworks, providing students with a robust foundation for professional research or doctoral studies.

Technical Writing from Old Dominion University has a breadth of course offerings that provide students with the foundation for solving communication issues in the workplace. 

The Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and Linguistics at Ball State University combines the best of both fields into three concentration areas, allowing students to consider language development at its most basic and complex levels.

The Master of Arts in Speech, Language and Hearing Science at Temple University’s College of Public Health is a clinical professional degree that prepares students to become speech-language pathologists.

The Communication program at University of Kentucky provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, manage, and evaluate communication processes involving individuals, groups, and the public

The Linguistics program from Michigan State University offers extensive training in the core areas of theoretical linguistics—phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics—and optionally in sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and child language acquisition. 

The M.A. program in Japanese Language & Linguistics at University of Hawaii at Manoa is designed to produce Japanese language specialists who are trained in all the fields of Japanese Linguistics.

The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures program from The Ohio State University offers study in some of the world’s richest languages, literatures and cultural traditions, including Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish, as well as a number of ancient Near Eastern languages, among them Aramaic, Biblical Hebrew and Ugaritic.

The Graduate Pathway in English - Linguistics, Pre-Master from INTO George Mason University students who successfully complete an INTO Mason Graduate Pathway program in English - Linguistics are assured progression to a Mason graduate degree program upon submission of additional required application materials.

The Linguistics programme at the University of California, Santa Barbara offers an advanced exploration of language structures and social interaction. This full-time degree focuses on empirical research and theoretical depth, providing students with expert training in discourse-based and socially grounded linguistic analysis.

Our renowned Master of Arts in Arab Studies (MAAS) program from Georgetown University offers comprehensive interdisciplinary training in the politics, culture, history, economics, and language of the contemporary Arab Middle East and North Africa, as well as rigorous Arabic language training.

University of Georgia's Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies is one of the expansive Comparative Literature Programs in a state university in the US today. It offers the standard courses of the discipline as well as a variety of Asian and African languages

The Latin programme at the University of Georgia is a comprehensive postgraduate course designed for advanced linguistic mastery. This public study mode degree focuses on Roman literature and philology. Students complete this rigorous curriculum over two years, culminating in a master's thesis and a modern language proficiency test.

The Science Translation and Outreach (STO) Program at the University of Kentucky advances students’ capacity to develop locally relevant, transdisciplinary programming based on credible scientific findings.

The Linguistics - Native American Linguistics and Languages degree program at The University of Arizona trains community language activists in the skills and experience needed to work on maintaining, revitalizing and documenting your native language.

The department offers a non-thesis Master of Arts in Foreign Languages and Literatures at North Carolina State University with a concentration in either French or Spanish.