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This page serves as a directory of graduate-level programs in applied linguistics. Its main purpose is to help prospective students find PhD/EdD programs that might match their scholarly interests as well as their career goals. Additionally, many applied linguistics programs are hard to find through online searches because they go by different names and because they are housed in many different types of departments and colleges/schools. This directory seeks to make them easier to find. Another goal of this page is to promote the field of applied linguistics and the graduate programs where much of the research and training of applied linguists takes place. As of now, only US-based programs are included, but I hope to add programs from other countries in the future. For more information on this directory, please see the FAQ below.
FAQ
FAQ
Q: Is there a ranking of doctoral programs in applied linguistics?
A: No, program/university rankings are entertaining but inherently flawed. This is simply a directory of programs.
Q: Do programs pay to be on this list?
A: No.
Q: My university isn’t on the list. Can it be added?
A: Yes! Any doctoral program that specializes in applied linguistics or related fields (e.g., SLA, language education, educational linguistics) can be added. Get in touch with Luke Plonsky.
Q: Why are some of the programs here in linguistics or language education, not applied linguistics.
A: Applied linguistics is an inherently interdisciplinary field. I've included doctoral programs with other names where I know applied linguistics research and training occurs, but I realize this is a judgment call and that some people might disagree with what I'm calling applied linguistics.
Q: Some of the information about my university isn’t accurate. Can this be fixed?
A: Yes! Please send any updates or corrections to Luke Plonsky.
Q: Why doesn’t the list include programs outside the US?
A: There are lots of outstanding AL programs outside of the US. The choice to initially include programs in the US only was simply because they’re more easily comparable and they’re easier to collect information about. I hope that future iterations of this directory will include programs outside the US.
Q: Who made this list?
A: Luke Plonsky
Q: Can I advertise my program on this website?
A: Maybe? If you’re interested, get in touch!
Q: Are all of these programs at the doctoral level?
A: Yes! But I might make a separate directory for MA-level programs later on. Also, many of these programs also have MA programs. I hope to add that information to the database/website at some point in the not-too-distant future.
Q: It would be useful to have additional info about each program such as the number of faculty members, what they're areas of expertise are, etc. Will that info be added at some point?
A: Yes, that the plan!
Q: Where can I learn more about finding, applying to, getting funding for a PhD/EdD in applied linguistics?
A: Great question. I very highly recommend a chapter that Ayşenur Sağdiç and Dan Isbell wrote on this topic, which you can download here.
Arizona State University
PhD in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Carnegie Mellon University
PhD in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition
https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/lcal/academics/graduate/phd/index.html
East Texas A&M
PhD in English (Applied Linguistics Emphasis)
https://www.tamuc.edu/programs/english-phd-applied-linguistics/
Florida State University
PhD in Foreign and Second Language Education
https://cehhs.fsu.edu/fsle
Georgetown University
PhD in Linguistics (Applied Linguistics Concentration)
https://linguistics.georgetown.edu/programs/phd-programs/
Georgia State University
PhD in Applied Linguistics
https://www.gsu.edu/program/applied-linguistics-phd/
Idaho State University
PhD in English and the Teaching of English
https://www.isu.edu/english/graduate-programs/phd-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english/
Illinois State University
PhD in English Studies (Specialization in Linguistics or TESOL)
https://english.illinoisstate.edu/academics/phd-in-english-studies/
Indiana University
PhD in Second Language Studies
https://dsls.indiana.edu/graduate/phd-sls.html
Iowa State University
PhD in Applied Linguistics and Technology
https://apling.engl.iastate.edu/ph-d-in-applied-linguistics-and-technology/
Michigan State University
PhD in Second Language Studies
New York University
PhD in TESOL
https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/degree/phd-teaching-english-speakers-other-languages
New York University
PhD in Bilingual Education
https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/degree/phd-bilingual-education
Northern Arizona University
PhD in Applied Linguistics
https://nau.edu/english/programs/doctoral-degrees/phd-applied-linguistics/
Oklahoma State University
PhD in English (Applied Linguistics/TESOL Concentration)
https://go.okstate.edu/graduate-academics/programs/doctoral/english-phd.html
Oklahoma State University
PhD in Language Literacy, and Culture
https://go.okstate.edu/graduate-academics/programs/doctoral/language-literacy-and-culture-phd.html
Pennsylvania State University
PhD in Applied Linguistics
https://aplng.la.psu.edu/programs/ph-d-degree-in-applied-linguistics/
Rutgers University
PhD in Bilingualism and SLA
https://span-port.rutgers.edu/ph-d-in-blinigualism-second-language-acquisition-lab
Rutgers University
PhD in Education (Learning, Cognition, Instruction, and Development Concentration with Specialization in Language Education)
https://gse.rutgers.edu/degree/phd-lcid-specialization-in-language-education/
St. John's University
PhD in Literacy (TESOL Specialization)
SUNY Albany
PhD in Curriculum and Instruction (Specialization in TESOL and SLA)
https://www.albany.edu/education/programs/phd-curriculum-and-instruction
Teachers College, Columbia University
EdD in Applied Linguistics
Temple University
PhD in Education (Applied Linguistics Concentration)
https://bulletin.temple.edu/graduate/scd/education/education-applied-linguistics-phd/
Texas A&M
PhD in Educational Psychology (emphasis in Bilingual/ESL Education)
https://epsy.tamu.edu/academics/bilingual-education-doctoral/
The Ohio State University
PhD in Teaching and Learning, Foreign, Second and Multilingual Language Education
University of Alabama at Birmingham
PhD in Educational Studies in Diverse Populations (Pedagogical Studies Concentration with a Focus on TESOL)
https://www.uab.edu/education/esl/phd
University of Arizona
PhD in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT)
University of Buffalo
PhD in Language Education and Multilingualism
https://ed.buffalo.edu/academics/doctorate/foreign-language.html
University of California, Davis
PhD in Linguistics (emphasis in multilingualism and language development)
https://linguistics.ucdavis.edu/phd-overview-and-emphases
University of Cincinnati
PhD in Second Language Studies
https://cech.uc.edu/schools/education/grad-programs/edustudiesphd/secondalanguagestudies.html
University of Georgia
PhD in Language and Literacy Education (TESOL and World Language Education)
University of Hawaii at Manoa
PhD in Second Language Studies
https://www.hawaii.edu/sls/graduate/phd/phd-program/
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
PhD in Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education
University of Iowa
PhD in Foreign Language Acquisition Research and Education (FLARE)
https://flare.uiowa.edu/graduate/phd-second-language-acquisition
University of Maryland
EdD in School System Leadership (Specialty: TESOL)
https://education.umd.edu/academics/programs/teaching-english-speakers-other-languages-tesol-edd
University of Maryland
PhD in Second Language Acquisition
https://sllc.umd.edu/fields/second-language-acquisition/phd
University of Maryland
PhD in Applied Linguistics and Language Education
University of Massachusetts Boston
PhD in Applied Linguistics
https://www.umb.edu/academics/program-finder/applied-linguistics-phd/
University of Memphis
PhD in Applied Linguistics
https://www.memphis.edu/english/graduate/phd/applied_liguistics.php
University of Minnesota
PhD in Multilingual Education
https://ci.umn.edu/doctoral/multilingual-education-phd
University of Mississippi
PhD in Second Language Studies
https://olemiss.edu/modernlanguages/
University of Nevada, Reno
PhD in Education: English Language Learners
https://www.unr.edu/education/degrees/doctoral-degrees/english-language-learners
University of New Mexico
PhD in Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies
https://coehs.unm.edu/departments-programs/llss/language-literacy-sociocultural-studies/phd.html
University of Oregon
PhD in Linguistics
https://humanities.uoregon.edu/linguistics/graduate-programs/phd
University of Pennsylvania
PhD in Educational Linguistics
https://www.gse.upenn.edu/academics/programs/educational-linguistics-phd
University of Pittsburgh
PhD in Linguistics
https://www.linguistics.pitt.edu/graduate/phd-program
University of Pittsburgh
PhD in Language, Literacy, and Culture
https://www.education.pitt.edu/program/phd-in-language-literacy-and-culture/
University of South Florida
PhD in Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/world-languages/graduate/phd.aspx
University of Texas at Arlington
PhD in Linguistics
https://www.uta.edu/academics/programs/linguistics-phd
University of Texas at San Antonio
PhD in Culture, Literacy, and Language
https://future.utsa.edu/programs/doctoral/culture-literacy-language/
University of Utah
PhD in Linguistics
https://linguistics.utah.edu/graduate/index.php
University of Washington
PhD in Linguistics
https://linguistics.washington.edu/phd-linguistics
University of Wisconsin–Madison
PhD in Second Language Acquisition
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