Speech Pathology & Audiology at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every speech pathology and audiology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the audiology program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. Of the 482 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 86 of them were speech pathology and audiology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Speech Pathology & Audiology section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Speech Pathology & Audiology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Audiology
• Master’s Degree in Audiology
• Doctorate Degree in Audiology

Purdue Speech Pathology & Audiology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the audiology progam at Purdue compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The audiology major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Speech Pathology & Audiology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools	7
Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools	67
Most Focused Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in audiology from Purdue. This makes it the #41 most popular school for audiology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in audiology, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Audiology Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the audiology majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 86 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in audiology from Purdue in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women. The typical audiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in audiology at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in audiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	71
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Program

Of the 29 audiology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a audiology master's degree from Purdue, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in audiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in audiology. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Audiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in audiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Speech-Language Pathologists	2,480	$73,780
Audiologists	220	$72,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

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