Overview
Our faculty supports our graduate students in their pursuit of academic and non-academic positions. We regularly offer workshops on professional skills and the job market application process.
Features
- Most of our Linguistics PhD students at Yale University graduate in 5 to 8 years, with an average of 6.5 years. As of March 2019, about two thirds of our graduates from the last 10 years have jobs in academia (66% of those have long-term appointments, and the remaining 33% have postdocs and temporary positions).
- Of the remaining one third who do not have a teaching or research academic position, half of the rest have industry jobs related to linguistics (at companies such as Google); others have a variety of jobs, including academic administration and educational outreach.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Old English
- Grammar
- Principles of Language Teaching and Learning
- Experimentation in Linguistics
- Linguistic Change
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS: 7.5
General requirements
- A statement of academic purpose. You will find the prompt for the statement of purpose in our Application Question FAQs.
- A list of all the prior colleges or universities you have attended, accompanied by unofficial transcripts from each school. Unofficial transcripts should be uploaded with your application. Official or paper transcripts are not needed at this time.
- Three letters of recommendation. Enter the names of your recommenders directly in the application, and they will receive a link to upload a letter on your behalf.
- $105 application fee or fee waiver.
- Standardized tests. GRE requirements vary by program. TOEFL or IELTS are necessary for most non-native English speakers.
- Resume/CV.
- There are no set English test minimums for admission, but incoming doctoral students who received a score of 25 or below on the TOEFL Speaking section are required to participate in a Summer English Language program at Yale in August prior to matriculation.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
All PhD students at Yale receive a fellowship that covers the full cost of tuition, typically for a minimum of five years. Tuition for this programme is listed as free for International, Out-of-State, and Domestic students; fees are shown in AUD based on nationality.
Living costs
New Haven, United States: 1,982-3,031 AUD / month. Living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships: PhD scholarship opportunities for Linguistics are available. A selection process is applied by the scholarship providers.
- Full-time duration: 72 months
- Starting August 2027. Apply before Dec 2026.
- Delivered: On Campus
- Campus Location: New Haven, United States
- Discipline: Linguistics