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2023 Best Value Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology in the Southeast Region

46 Ranked Colleges
2,927 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southeast Region” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 7,841 people earned their degree in speech pathology and audiology, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,927 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 46 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region.

Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Speech Pathology & Audiology in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region. UAMS is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

UAMS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Arkansas for Medical Sciences Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 192 ’s audiology degrees in 2020-2021.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,346 for Southeast Region Audiology students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at USF Tampa

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region. UTHSC is a small public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 64 ’s audiology degrees in 2020-2021.

UTHSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

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Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s audiology degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.

Harding also made our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $19,456 for Southeast Region Audiology students per year to attend Harding University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Harding

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s audiology degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Arkansas is $16,554 for Southeast Region Audiology students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 UCA Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 35 ’s audiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for A-State is $14,189 for southeast region audiology students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 ’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $14,032 for Southeast Region Audiology students per year to attend Southern Miss.

Full Southern Miss Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

University of Memphis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s audiology degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.

It costs about $13,904 for southeast region audiology students per year to attend UofM.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of Memphis

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 142 ’s audiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,946 for southeast region audiology students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Florida State

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 47 ’s audiology degrees in 2020-2021.

It costs about $11,304 for southeast region audiology students per year to attend Louisiana Tech.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at Louisiana Tech University

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

Murray State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s audiology degrees to 78 students in 2020-2021.

It costs about $11,736 for Southeast Region Audiology students per year to attend Murray State University.

Full Murray State Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 92 diplomas to qualified ’s audiology students in 2020-2021.

ECU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,550 for southeast region audiology students per year to attend ECU.

Full ECU Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $5,135 for southeast region audiology students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Florida Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

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University of Central Florida landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 339 degrees to qualified ’s audiology students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $8,618 for Southeast Region Audiology students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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 92%.

Full UCF Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

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Radford University
Radford, Virginia

Radford University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Radford University is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

Radford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Radford is $16,505 for Southeast Region Audiology students.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Radford

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 ’s audiology degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $12,522 for Southeast Region Audiology students per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at WKU

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 84 diplomas to qualified ’s audiology students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WVU is $13,355 for Southeast Region Audiology students.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at West Virginia University

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 67 ’s audiology degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,629 for southeast region audiology students per year to attend UNC Greensboro.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at UNC Greensboro

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 31 ’s audiology degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNC Chapel Hill is $12,469 for southeast region audiology students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 95%.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s audiology degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

LSU Health - New Orleans not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

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Delta State University
Cleveland, Mississippi

With a ranking of #21, Delta State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 ’s audiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for Delta State University is $14,296 for Southeast Region Audiology students.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at Delta State University

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified ’s audiology students in 2020-2021.

Ole Miss also took the #14 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,161 for Southeast Region Audiology students per year to attend University of Mississippi.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Speech Pathology & Audiology at Ole Miss

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Florida International University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified ’s audiology students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region audiology students list, FIU has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,298 for Southeast Region Audiology students per year to attend Florida International University.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, 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 91%.

Full Florida International University Speech Pathology & Audiology Report

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 99 diplomas to qualified ’s audiology students in 2020-2021.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas is $16,507 for Southeast Region Audiology students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 85%.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at UARK

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With a ranking of #25, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Audiology Schools in the Southeast Region list. ULM is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Monroe is $10,846 for Southeast Region Audiology students.

Read more about Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of Louisiana at Monroe

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