2023 Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Audiology for a Master’s” ranking.
Speech Pathology & Audiology is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,841 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 456 speech pathology and audiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Audiology for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the speech pathology and audiology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Audiology for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Audiology for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Audiology for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Audiology for a Master’s list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 38 masters’s audiology degrees in 2020-2021.
ENMU - Main Campus also made our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 199 of the 5,266 students enrolled at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,131. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full ENMU - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Audiology for a Master’s. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s audiology degrees to qualified students.
NMSU Main Campus also took the #3 spot in our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus, 620 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,880. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NMSU Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Audiology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s audiology degrees in 2020-2021.
UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 24,879 students enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso were GI Bill® students, of which 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,990. During this same period, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UTEP Veteran Student Life 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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