Overview

Students are encouraged to focus their studies in a particular area such as anthropological linguistics, TESOL, or an individual language or language family.

Graduates of UVa's Linguistics M.A. program place in top Ph.D. programs. Those pursuing Ph.D.s in Linguistics have moved on to programs at Northwestern, Penn State, University of Michigan, University at Buffalo, University of llinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of California Santa Cruz, Yale, and elsewhere. Others have moved on to Ph.D. programs in other fields, such as Communication Disorders, Education, and Anthropology.

Career

Graduates of the Linguistics program at University of Virginia have also found employment in such diverse areas as

translation
national security
law enforcement
software development
English teaching abroad
language teaching in US middle schools, high schools, community colleges, and government programs
community language revitalization
and other fields.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Linguistic Theory and Analysis
Language and Prehistory
Indo-European Linguistics
Native American Languages
Structure of English
Theories of Language

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Charlottesville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

B.A. degree or equivalent from an accredited university; and
a writing sample (in English), preferably on a linguistics or language-related topic.
All international students are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language

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Tuition Fee

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International

36182 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 36182 USD per year during 12 months.
National

36182 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 36182 USD per year during 12 months.
In-State

21464 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 21464 USD per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Charlottesville

990 - 1600 USD /month

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Scholarships Information

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