Comparison

PhD Languages: 3 programmes side by side

Every programme here is PhD Languages — same subject, same level, so the columns are genuine alternatives. Compared on the awarding university and its grade, duration, tuition, delivery and language.
Removed from this comparison: PhD in Geological and Earth Sciences — a comparison only helps when the programmes are alternatives to each other, so we keep a single subject per table.
Programme East Asian Languages and...PhD in French and Franco...Ancient Languages
University University of Pennsylvania Ashland University Stellenbosch University
University grade A+ D B-
Degree level PhD PhD PhD
Field / subject Languages Languages Languages
Duration 5 yrs — 3 yrs
Tuition $44,792 — $21,544
Delivery — — —
Language — — —
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What these universities cost, and what graduates earn

University of Pennsylvania: debt vs salary → Ashland University: debt vs salary →

How to read this table

University grade is our A–F assessment of the awarding institution, built only on published data — QS standing, admission rate, graduation rate and graduate earnings where each is available. It grades the university, not this specific programme.

Tuition is the published figure for the programme as the university states it; a blank cell means the institution has not published one, and we would rather show nothing than an estimate. Fees for international students frequently differ from the headline number, so treat it as a starting point and confirm on the programme page.

Duration assumes full-time study. Where a programme runs part-time or by distance learning, the delivery row says so — and the calendar length will be longer than the figure shown.