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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
267 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 7,883 people earned their degree in speech pathology and audiology, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 452 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 267 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 40 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $8,418 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s audiology students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $11,595 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Mizzou

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State is $13,488 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Missouri State

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Iowa is $15,073 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of Iowa

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s audiology degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead also made our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $12,279 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MSU Moorhead 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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