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2024 Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges in the Southwest Region
456 Audiology Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #103 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for speech pathology & audiology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 456 degrees in speech pathology & audiology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Speech Pathology & Audiology School

Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of speech pathology & audiology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Speech Pathology & Audiology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Speech Pathology & Audiology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Audiology
Master's Degrees in Audiology
Doctor's Degrees in Audiology

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 the Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Southwest Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Speech Pathology & Audiology in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the audiology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Audiology

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
123 Audiology Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at Dallas is a great decision for students interested in a degree in speech pathology & audiology. UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Richardson. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were roughly 123 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is a great option for students pursuing a degree in speech pathology & audiology. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were about 14 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
81 Audiology Degrees Awarded

University of North Texas is a great decision for students interested in a degree in speech pathology & audiology. UNT is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.

There were approximately 81 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NM
45 Audiology Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in speech pathology & audiology has to check out University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were about 45 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OK
43.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #418 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Tulsa is a great university overall.

There were about 16 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at University of Tulsa in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM
104 Audiology Degrees Awarded

ENMU - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Portales. This university ranks 6th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were about 104 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

UTEP is a very large public university located in the large city of El Paso. This university ranks 56th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 29 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK
13.0% Growth in Graduates

NSU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Tahlequah. This university ranks 14th out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were roughly 23 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NM

Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were about 18 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Colleges by State

Explore the best speech pathology & audiology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 228
Arizona 670 14
Oklahoma 565 39
New Mexico 416 167

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Speech Pathology & Audiology is one of 4 different types of Communication Sciences programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 1,477
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 748
Audiology/Audiologist 82
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services 60

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