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2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
334 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 437 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 334 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in speech pathology and audiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality speech pathology and audiology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the speech pathology and audiology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The audiology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 91 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $9,082 for southwest region bachelor’s degree audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of North Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 116 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $11,745 for southwest region bachelor’s degree audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#3

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree audiology students whose families make $30-$48k list, NSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NSU is $7,543 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at NSU

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s audiology degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $8,219 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at ENMU - Main Campus

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,458 for southwest region bachelor’s degree audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

University of Tulsa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Tulsa is $16,983 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of Tulsa

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree audiology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Hardin - Simmons has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hardin - Simmons is $16,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Hardin - Simmons University Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

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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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