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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
267 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Plains States Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 79 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State is $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

Full Missouri State Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#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 #2 for the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 44 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead also took the #4 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s audiology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

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 3.6% 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 Mizzou

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s audiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Iowa is $19,145 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiology students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full University of Iowa Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Audiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s audiology degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,740 for plains states region bachelor’s degree audiology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities 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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