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2022 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
437 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Southwest region, there were 437 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the speech pathology and audiology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s audiology degrees to 91 students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,082 for Southwest Region Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of North Texas.

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 UNT

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 116 ’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $11,745 for Southwest Region 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 student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at UT Dallas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 30 ’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $7,427 for southwest region audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UTEP Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#4

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 ’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

NSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $7,543 for southwest region audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at Northeastern State University

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 #5 for the Best Value Audiology Schools 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 ’s audiology degrees to 106 students in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,219 for Southwest Region Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 ’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,575 for southwest region audiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Austin.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at UT Austin

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 12 ’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,921 for southwest region audiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Arizona State University - Tempe

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 ’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,458 for southwest region audiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at UNM

#9

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Tulsa is $16,983 for southwest region 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of Tulsa Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

With a ranking of #10, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s audiology students in 2019-2020.

Hardin - Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hardin - Simmons University is $16,811 for Southwest Region Audiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Hardin - Simmons University

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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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