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2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

32 Ranked Colleges
1,785 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southeast region, there were 3,028 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,785 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 32 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in speech pathology and audiology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great speech pathology and audiology programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology in the Southeast Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 130 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at USF Tampa

#2

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students list, Harding has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at Harding

#3

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#17 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Louisiana Tech is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana Tech, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students per year to attend Louisiana Tech.

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#22 in overall quality

Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 41 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCA is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

Full UCA Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#5

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 44 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

Full Southern Miss Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 258 bachelors’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of Central Florida

With a ranking of #7, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 31 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for A-State is $13,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 87 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students list, Florida State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, 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%.

Full Florida State University Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Southeastern Louisiana University is located in Hammond, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students list, Southeastern has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Louisiana University is $12,171 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

Full Southeastern Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#10

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#24 in overall quality

Southern University and A & M College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s audiology degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern University and A & M College is $16,312 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Southern University and A & M College

#9 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is a small public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 78 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UTHSC also made our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Tennessee - Health Science Center Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#12

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

Murray State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 28 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Murray State is $11,390 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at Murray State

#13

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students per year to attend UF.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#14

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#20 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students per year to attend UNC Greensboro.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at UNC Greensboro

#25 in overall quality

University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

ULM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Monroe is $10,453 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at ULM

#16

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#18 in overall quality

East Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s audiology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students list, ECU has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at ECU

#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 63 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $12,487 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students per year to attend UL Lafayette.

Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#3 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $15,465 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

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

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#19

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#11 in overall quality

University of Arkansas landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students per year to attend UARK.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at UARK

#20

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 33 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $14,149 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

Full Eastern Kentucky University Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#21

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UA Little Rock is $14,906 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#22

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. AUM is a medium-sized school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 15 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $13,987 for southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students per year to attend Auburn University at Montgomery.

Full AUM Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#23

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#21 in overall quality

West Virginia University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 37 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #21 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University is $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at West Virginia University

#24

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#23 in overall quality

Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Middle Tennessee State University

#14 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s audiology degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree audiology students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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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%.

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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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