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2025 Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

21 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,429 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.

College Factual looked at 21 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,429 degrees in speech pathology & audiology annually.

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Choosing a Great Speech Pathology & Audiology School

Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Great Lakes Region The audiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Speech Pathology & Audiology rankings. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Audiology
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 Great Lakes 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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Best Schools for Speech Pathology & Audiology in the Great Lakes 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.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Audiology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in speech pathology & audiology. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
137 Audiology Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in speech pathology & audiology needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools 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.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
119 Audiology Degrees Awarded

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in speech pathology & audiology. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 119 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
106 Audiology Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a degree in speech pathology & audiology. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 106 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
121 Audiology Degrees Awarded

Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were about 121 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
57 Audiology Degrees Awarded

UC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 57 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
33 Audiology Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 33 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH
50 Audiology Degrees Awarded

OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were approximately 50 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
122 Audiology Degrees Awarded

Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. This university ranks 9th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 122 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
136 Audiology Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 136 speech pathology & audiology students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.

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Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Colleges by State

Explore the best speech pathology & audiology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 289
Michigan 915 100
Illinois 870 278
Indiana 737 392
Wisconsin 672 195

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One of 4 majors within the Communication Sciences area of study, Speech Pathology & Audiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 1,049
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 809
Audiology/Audiologist 272

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