PhD programs in New England/Northeast?

[VernonDudley]

I am applying to PhD programs this fall (theoretical-- interested in pragmatics-syntax interface etc) and for non-academic reasons it would probably be best for me to stick close to my family-- so New England or the greater Northeast area of the US.

Any suggestions on programs? I feel like there aren't all that many-- Umass Amherst, UPenn, MIT and BU in Boston, UConn has something small.... any thoughts?

[fuzzylogician]

Some locations may be too far but there are actually quite a few good programs in the area: Harvard, Brown, Rutgers, NYU, CUNY, Maryland, Cornell, Rochester, Johns Hopkins, Yale.

Edit: some of these programs are quite different than others and not all of them will have the concentration that you are looking for, so think of these suggestions more like hints than recommendations.

[VernonDudley]

thanks! this is helpful. UMass amherst is my top choice I think. any thoughts on UConn? It's quite small but the locaiton is good for me-- not sure how I feel about hte program though. Anyone have thoughts on Maryland or Delaware either? gotta start seriously working on apps....