Study Linguistics in Europe

881 programmes in linguistics at 236 universities in Europe are open to international students; 69% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 11,436 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 208 USD and 27,914 USD.

Data as of August 28, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD

Linguistics programmes

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Programme University Country Degree Tuition / yr
Bachelor in Linguistics, MSci (Hons) University of York United Kingdom Bachelor's 37,259 USD
Master in Theoretical and Empirical Linguistics University of Graz Austria Master's —
Bachelor in Spanish/Romance Studies (3 Years) Heidelberg University Germany Bachelor's 1,752 USD
Bachelor in Italian Studies John Cabot University Italy Bachelor's 25,350 USD
Master in Language Variation and Multilingualism Radboud University The Netherlands Master's 19,275 USD
Italian Language around the world Online University of Naples Federico II Italy — —
Master in Applied Linguistics By Distance University of Reading United Kingdom Master's 26,617 USD
Master in Turkic Languages Uppsala University Sweden Master's 5,280 USD
PhD in Bilingualism Bangor University United Kingdom PhD —
Foundation Year Programme - Portuguese Language University of Coimbra Portugal — —
Master in Linguistics Aarhus University, Aarhus Denmark Master's 9,346 USD
Master in Corpus Linguistics Lancaster University, England United Kingdom Master's 10,920 USD
Master in Language, Literature and Education University of Amsterdam The Netherlands Master's 12,000 USD
Master in Japanese Studies (MSc) University of Oxford United Kingdom Master's 46,368 USD
Master in Spanish Studies University of Reading United Kingdom Master's 26,617 USD
Bachelor in World Languages University College Cork Ireland Bachelor's 19,509 USD
Bachelor in Japanese Studies (3 Years) Heidelberg University Germany Bachelor's 1,752 USD
Bachelor in Linguistics Utrecht University The Netherlands Bachelor's 7,009 USD
Dialects in Italy Online University of Naples Federico II Italy — —
Bachelor in Linguistics and Language French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish (4 Years) Birkbeck, University of London United Kingdom Bachelor's 16,400 USD
Master in Japanese Studies (2 Years) Heidelberg University Germany Master's 1,752 USD
Master in Italian Studies and European Literary Cultures University of Bologna Italy Master's 4,170 USD
Bachelor in Linguistics The University of Manchester United Kingdom Bachelor's 27,299 USD
Bachelor in Minorities & Multilingualism University of Groningen The Netherlands Bachelor's 13,084 USD

Linguistics in Europe by degree level

Degree Programmes 25th percentile Median tuition / yr 75th percentile
Bachelor's 347 208 USD 11,436 USD 27,914 USD
Master's 393 292 USD 4,673 USD 24,610 USD
PhD 68 12,342 USD 24,433 USD 28,480 USD

Tuition figures use the yearly price each university publishes for international students, converted to USD; medians only publish where at least 5 priced programmes exist.

Specialisations within linguistics

Linguistics 433 Language Studies 223 Italian Studies 98 Romance Studies 73 Japanese Studies 54

Universities for linguistics in Europe

Study Linguistics in Europe: common questions

How many linguistics programmes are there in Europe?
881 linguistics programmes at 236 universities in Europe are open to international students, as of August 28, 2026.
How much does a linguistics degree in Europe cost?
The median yearly tuition for bachelor's programmes in linguistics in Europe is 11,436 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 208 USD and 27,914 USD per year.
Can I study linguistics in Europe in English?
Yes — 69% of the linguistics programmes in Europe in our catalogue are taught in English (609 of 881).
Are any of these linguistics programmes available online?
17 of the 881 programmes in Europe are delivered online or by distance learning.
Which degree level is cheapest for linguistics in Europe?
Master's programmes, at a median of 4,673 USD per year, against 11,436 USD for bachelor's programmes.

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