Postgraduate

Masters and PhD programmes

Why linguistics and English language at Edinburgh?

• We're ranked 4th in the UK and 5th in the world for linguistics (QS World University Rankings by subject 2024).

• We're ranked 3rd in the UK and 9th in the world for English language and literature (QS World University Rankings by subject 2024).

• Linguistics & English Language is rated 3rd in the UK by Times Higher Education for the quality and breadth of the research using the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

View our programmes in linguistics and English language and find out about our vibrant, international and welcoming community.