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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Speech Pathology & Audiology is the 98th most popular major in the country with 7,883 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 256 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 217 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in speech pathology and audiology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent speech pathology and audiology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the speech pathology and audiology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also made our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wyoming is $8,231 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Wyoming Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 96 bachelors’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

BYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU is $8,834 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree audiology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 27 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Utah is $11,511 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of Utah

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s audiology students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northern Colorado is $11,571 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree audiology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of Northern Colorado

#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ISU is $14,680 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree audiology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at ISU

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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