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Humanities & Languages at PhD / Doctorate Level

Showing 1-12 of 154 universities in the USA, highest QS ranking first

  • Stanford University

    Palo Alto, California · USA

    QS 2027 #2 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (11)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature
    • English Language and Literature/Letters

    and 7 more

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  • Harvard University

    Cambridge, Massachusetts · USA

    QS 2027 #5

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (14)

    • Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • Classical and Ancient Studies
    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature

    and 10 more

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  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · USA

    QS 2027 #15

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (12)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature
    • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

    and 8 more

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  • Cornell University

    Ithaca, New York · USA

    QS 2027 #16 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (10)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature
    • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

    and 6 more

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  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut · USA

    QS 2027 #16 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (13)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature
    • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

    and 9 more

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  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland · USA

    QS 2027 #20 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (8)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature
    • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • History

    and 4 more

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  • University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

    Berkeley, California · USA

    QS 2027 #20 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (13)

    • Classical and Ancient Studies
    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature

    and 9 more

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  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois · USA

    QS 2027 #24

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (12)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature
    • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

    and 8 more

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  • Princeton University

    Princeton, New Jersey · USA

    QS 2027 #27

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (9)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature
    • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • History

    and 5 more

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  • Columbia University

    New York City, New York · USA

    QS 2027 #43 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (11)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature
    • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

    and 7 more

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  • Northwestern University

    Evanston, Illinois · USA

    QS 2027 #45 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate(your chosen level)

    Programmes (10)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • English Language and Literature
    • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    • History

    and 6 more

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Where this comes from: US programmes from the US Department of Education's College Scorecard; Australian courses from CRICOS, the government register of courses open to international students; UK, Canadian, Malaysian and New Zealand courses from each university's own website. Courses change every year, so always confirm on the university's website or with a counsellor before you apply.

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