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Phonoaudiology

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What you'll do in college

Coursework blends anatomy of the speech and hearing mechanisms, phonetics, linguistics, and cognitive development. You will spend time in clinical observation, learning how to assess and treat communication and swallowing disorders across different lifespans.

What you'll do after college

A bachelor's degree often leads to roles as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant. To become a fully licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist, graduates must complete a master's or clinical doctorate (Au.D.).

Famous graduates

  • Annie Glenn — Advocate for people with speech disorders; B.S. in Speech Therapy from Muskingum College

Selectivity vs. earnings

By acceptance rate

$55,804
1,087
100–88%
$59,501
2,102
88–80%
$57,539
2,111
79–72%
$57,942
2,155
72–60%
$59,588
2,140
60–38%
$62,323
1,022
38–0%
Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted earnings

By SAT median

$51,657
775
400–1050
$55,380
1,575
1050–1140
$58,391
1,521
1140–1200
$58,810
1,551
1200–1270
$59,626
1,571
1270–1370
$63,316
738
1370–1600
Combined SAT composite median (submitters + non-submitters) · bar = degree-weighted earnings

Earnings vs. selectivity rank

$47,596p10 $68,475p90 Arts Female-only Liberal Arts Public University Religious University Private University Public University 1–25 Private University 21–40 Private University 1–20 Emerson College · $60,266 Columbia College Chicago · $48,564 St Catherine University · $51,418 Nazareth University · $59,794 Friends University · $49,125 Augustana University · $54,221 Piedmont University · $51,120 Maryville College · $51,617 Augustana College (IL) · $63,128 Keuka College · $42,551 Calvin University · $61,323 Converse University · $53,639 Saint Mary's College (IN) · $67,979 University of Redlands · $68,187 Schreiner University · $59,281 McDaniel College · $51,920 Goshen College · $52,057 Elmira College · $61,064 Cal State Long Beach · $61,648 University of South Florida · $49,517 San Diego State University · $75,255 Alabama A&M University · $52,615 Cal State Los Angeles · $45,345 College of New Jersey · $65,042 University of Washington · $70,875 Southern University and A&M College · $50,579 State University of New York at New Paltz · $64,699 San Jose State University · $81,021 CUNY Brooklyn College · $76,413 CUNY Queens College · $71,831 Cal State Fullerton · $65,573 Governors State University · $53,312 Northern Illinois University · $53,628 West Chester University of Pennsylvania · $63,667 Texas A&M International University · $53,002 University of Connecticut · $33,770 Pennsylvania State University · $61,295 New Mexico State University · $50,015 Tarleton State University · $53,490 CUNY Lehman College · $67,388 Georgia State University · $37,201 University of Arkansas at Little Rock · $41,809 University of Pittsburgh · $70,346 Illinois State University · $55,299 University of Massachusetts - Amherst · $59,695 University of New Mexico · $52,292 State University of New York at Cortland · $67,773 Truman State University · $50,757 Jackson State University · $25,894 Minnesota State University, Mankato · $58,513 Arkansas State University · $52,743 University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma · $47,596 Wayne State University · $56,144 University of Central Missouri · $59,724 Appalachian State University · $58,480 Fresno State · $62,131 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · $57,519 Louisiana Tech University · $57,899 University of Houston · $56,834 Ball State University · $58,309 Central Michigan University · $56,684 Eastern Michigan University · $60,398 Kean University · $57,459 Oklahoma State University · $65,300 Texas State University · $66,703 University at Buffalo · $70,928 University of Louisiana at Monroe · $48,437 University of West Georgia · $48,266 Louisiana State University · $62,277 Northern Michigan University · $68,487 University of Colorado Boulder · $63,766 University of South Alabama · $53,120 Auburn University at Montgomery · $50,632 Cal State Sacramento · $62,467 Cleveland State University · $52,496 East Carolina University · $64,426 Eastern Illinois University · $56,875 Georgia Southern University · $38,274 Longwood University · $58,281 Marshall University · $49,602 Minnesota State University Moorhead · $55,292 Mississippi University for Women · $56,343 Missouri State University - Springfield · $55,289 Murray State University · $45,661 Northeastern State University · $55,516 Ohio University · $57,140 Radford University · $60,400 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale · $46,391 Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville · $53,029 Temple University · $58,948 Texas A&M University - Kingsville · $55,166 Troy University · $51,237 University of Central Arkansas · $48,263 University of Nebraska at Kearney · $52,815 University of North Carolina at Greensboro · $48,741 University of Northern Colorado · $47,173 University of Northern Iowa · $61,505 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · $54,417 University of Texas at Dallas · $53,043 University of Texas at Tyler · $55,887 Western Illinois University · $58,006 Worcester State University · $61,578 Wright State University · $48,792 University of Vermont · $67,340 Miami University - Ohio · $53,759 Cal State East Bay · $75,421 Old Dominion University · $54,361 University of Alabama · $54,812 University of Arkansas · $56,750 University of Louisville · $38,473 University of Mississippi · $54,924 Washington State University · $60,325 Indiana University · $58,366 University of Rhode Island · $60,535 Valdosta State University · $50,507 University of Missouri · $61,022 University of North Florida · $42,702 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire · $54,467 Cal State San Marcos · $69,647 Chico State · $61,935 Eastern Kentucky University · $47,876 Middle Tennessee State University · $54,739 Northern Arizona University · $60,862 University of Louisiana at Lafayette · $41,971 University of New Hampshire · $63,317 University of Oregon · $57,069 Southeast Missouri State University · $49,068 Western Carolina University · $45,599 Grand Valley State University · $61,619 Metropolitan State University of Denver · $48,554 Portland State University · $61,116 University of Minnesota - Duluth · $62,612 University of Nebraska, Lincoln · $58,608 University of Toledo · $58,534 Western Washington University · $61,869 University of Central Oklahoma · $62,659 University of North Texas · $56,723 Bowling Green State University · $51,629 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · $58,897 Eastern Washington University · $54,389 Indiana University of Pennsylvania · $51,701 Kent State University at Kent · $49,130 Nevada State University · $56,773 University of North Dakota · $55,094 University of Utah · $66,963 West Liberty University · $46,268 Michigan State University · $64,643 Purdue University Fort Wayne · $43,313 Southern Connecticut State University · $67,435 Stephen F. Austin State University · $54,598 University of Iowa · $60,807 University of New Hampshire at Manchester · $37,516 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater · $55,740 Western Michigan University · $60,685 William Paterson University of New Jersey · $60,101 Framingham State University · $55,138 Indiana University - Indianapolis · $46,063 Central Washington University · $55,687 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania · $70,325 Delta State University · $49,670 Fort Hays State University · $55,175 Indiana State University · $55,106 Lamar University · $51,974 Rhode Island College · $58,375 SUNY Buffalo State University · $52,120 Saint Cloud State University · $45,495 University of Akron · $54,967 University of Arizona · $59,154 University of Cincinnati · $57,986 University of Maine · $51,173 University of Nevada, Reno · $59,487 University of South Dakota · $54,464 West Virginia University · $70,136 Western Kentucky University · $55,579 Western Oregon University · $46,831 Wichita State University · $47,920 Bridgewater State University · $49,058 James Madison University · $64,730 University of Wisconsin - River Falls · $54,820 University of Nebraska at Omaha · $53,367 Arizona State University · $56,764 Cal State Northridge · $70,031 Minot State University · $53,113 South Carolina State University · $37,058 Towson University · $66,236 University of Kansas · $59,469 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee · $53,124 University of Kentucky · $59,562 University of Montana · $43,050 University of Montevallo · $52,202 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · $50,467 SUNY at Fredonia · $53,868 Southeastern Louisiana University · $54,789 Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg · $65,650 University of Southern Mississippi · $48,228 San Francisco State University · $69,166 Utah State University · $59,735 Pennsylvania Western University · $51,778 Idaho State University · $50,251 Kansas State University · $60,389 Lewis-Clark State College · $48,808 University of Wyoming · $58,770 West Texas A&M University · $52,658 Utah Valley University · $33,349 Brigham Young University · $54,923 College of Wooster · $53,517 Xavier University of Louisiana · $52,227 Southeastern University · $47,896 Saint Louis University · $67,195 Texas Christian University · $63,988 Liberty University · $47,147 Baylor University · $62,574 Madonna University · $49,374 Brescia University · $46,561 Andrews University · $66,946 Biola University · $76,744 Harding University · $57,767 Yeshiva University · $62,837 Faulkner University · $51,915 University of Scranton · $71,530 Our Lady of the Lake University · $55,643 Sacred Heart University · $85,465 Rockhurst University · $53,151 California Baptist University · $53,473 College of Our Lady of the Elms · $54,871 Siena Heights University · $44,034 William Woods University · $44,471 Concordia University Wisconsin · $58,482 Abilene Christian University · $55,808 Elmhurst University · $62,863 Iona University · $76,209 Ouachita Baptist University · $60,275 University of Tulsa · $58,321 Baldwin Wallace University · $54,546 Trinity Christian College · $57,998 Gordon College · $55,829 DeSales University · $60,719 Lebanon Valley College · $62,334 Marquette University · $64,090 Gardner-Webb University · $49,108 Geneva College · $58,493 Molloy College · $70,376 University of Mary · $54,250 St. Joseph's University - New York · $63,489 La Salle University · $64,444 Marywood University · $68,475 Duquesne University · $63,333 Gannon University · $64,399 Loyola University Maryland · $69,502 Samford University · $62,479 Saint Xavier University · $64,220 St. John's University - New York · $72,368 Mount Vernon Nazarene University · $55,811 Freed-Hardeman University · $53,249 Thiel College · $54,835 Montreat College · $55,461 North Central University · $49,607 Hardin-Simmons University · $53,377 Rochester Institute of Technology · $49,145 Hampton University · $59,837 Syracuse University · $75,693 Jacksonville University · $64,205 Flagler College · $46,751 Hofstra University · $67,604 Gallaudet University · $44,251 Long Island University · $65,460 Mercy University · $74,167 Bluffton University · $52,478 Adelphi University · $68,061 Springfield College · $63,391 Ithaca College · $66,547 University of the Pacific · $75,549 Butler University · $60,437 Maryville University of Saint Louis · $52,594 Nova Southeastern University · $68,240 University of Virginia · $59,354 University of Florida · $59,252 University of Georgia · $60,086 Purdue University · $62,096 University of Maryland, College Park · $68,693 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · $67,270 University of Texas at Austin · $62,663 University of Wisconsin - Madison · $63,832 Florida State University · $62,179 Auburn University · $54,812 University of Tennessee, Knoxville · $58,160 University of Central Florida · $50,223 Ohio State University · $60,948 Case Western Reserve University · $65,394 New York University · $76,076 Boston University · $71,937 Northeastern University · $68,048 University of Rochester · $59,501 George Washington University · $78,068 Northwestern University · $70,125 Arts: mean $54,415 Female-only: mean $51,418 Liberal Arts: mean $56,467 Public University: mean $55,966 Religious University: mean $59,241 Private University: mean $62,024 Public University 1–25: mean $60,736 Private University 21–40: mean $69,837 Private University 1–20: mean $70,125 All colleges: p10 $47,596 All colleges: p90 $68,475
Each dot = a college · y = degree-weighted earnings

Majors in this category

Major Colleges Degrees ▼ Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Phonoaudiology 296 10,617 4% / 96% 1% $58,153 96%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 167 6,308 4% / 96% 1% $57,846 96%
Speech-Language Pathology 45 962 3% / 97% 1% $60,347 97%
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 14 562 4% / 96% 1% $56,799 95%
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 8 405 1% / 99% 0% $62,006 97%
Communication Disorders 11 303 4% / 96% 1% $54,958 94%
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 4 301 3% / 97% 0% $57,823 95%
Communicative Disorders 4 279 4% / 96% 0% $66,121 95%
Speech and Hearing Science 3 263 3% / 97% 0% $61,661 95%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 26 246 12% / 88% 1% $46,579 97%
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences 2 125 7% / 93% 2% $62,454 93%
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences 1 98 1% / 99% 2% $62,096 96%
American Sign Language (ASL) 14 82 13% / 87% 0% $53,105 97%
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 2 61 0% / 100% 0% $61,526 94%
Speech Pathology and Audiology Pathology/Pathologist 1 60 7% / 93% 0% $53,759 90%
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology 1 55 2% / 98% 0% $70,325 99%
Communication Science and Disorders 1 48 0% / 100% 0% $61,022 100%
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 2 46 2% / 98% 2% $53,998 100%
Speech and Hearing Sciences 1 45 7% / 93% 9% $70,875 97%
American Sign Language 5 43 5% / 95% 0% $46,889 90%
Audiology/Audiologist 2 38 5% / 95% 0% $60,011 98%
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 1 34 3% / 97% 0% $63,489
Communicative Sciences and Disorders 2 33 3% / 97% 9% $64,346 100%
American Sign Language - English Interpretation 1 31 16% / 84% 0% $49,145 100%
Audiology 4 29 10% / 90% 3% $53,600 96%
American Sign Language/Deaf Studies 1 25 0% / 100% 0% $50,464 90%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 1 22 5% / 95% 0% $53,367 96%
Deaf Education 4 21 0% / 100% 0% $52,980 100%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 3 20 10% / 90% 0% $49,088 98%
American Sign Language Interpreting 1 20 5% / 95% 0% $46,135
American Sign Language and Interpreter Education 1 16 6% / 94% 0% $36,020 89%
American Sign Language and Interpreter Training 1 14 0% / 100% 0% $51,237 100%
Deaf-Hearing Studies 1 10 0% / 100% 0% $56,435
Sign Language Interpretation 1 4 50% / 50% 25% $46,816
Speech Education 3 3 0% / 100% 0% $49,579
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education 1 3 0% / 100% 0% $42,418 97%
Communication Disorders and Sciences 1 2 0% / 100% 0% $61,846 100%