Ranked #103 in popularity, speech pathology & audiology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 122 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,306 degrees in speech pathology & audiology annually.
Choosing a Great Speech Pathology & Audiology School
Your choice of speech pathology & audiology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Speech Pathology & Audiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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
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.
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Best Schools for Speech Pathology & Audiology in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the audiology degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student pursuing a degree in speech pathology & audiology needs to look into New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 214 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Northwestern University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in speech pathology & audiology. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
Northeastern University is a great option for students interested in a degree in speech pathology & audiology. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were about 46 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great option for students pursuing a degree in speech pathology & audiology. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 43 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 137 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were about 67 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 74 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Garden City. This university ranks 20th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 106 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Adelphi in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 191 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 119 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 6th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 125 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 54 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Maryland in the most recent data year.
UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 76 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 10 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 106 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 115 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 18th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 102 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 121 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
Towson is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Towson. This university ranks 5th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 66 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.
UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 96 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. This university ranks 9th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 95 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. This school ranks 24th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 71 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available.
Rest of the Top Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Speech Pathology & Audiology students that almost earned our Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of speech pathology & audiology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Speech Pathology & Audiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
