Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of Iowa

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 University of Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received a bachelor's degree in audiology from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Speech Pathology & Audiology Degrees Available

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

Iowa Speech Pathology & Audiology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks audiology programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The audiology major at Iowa 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
	33
Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools	84

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in audiology from Iowa. This makes it the #28 most popular school for audiology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in audiology, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Audiology Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of audiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women. The typical audiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in audiology at Iowa 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 University of Iowa with a bachelor's in audiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	64
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who graduated with a master’s in audiology from Iowa in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in audiology each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a audiology master's degree from Iowa, 74% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in audiology. In 2021, 9 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,250	$76,020
Audiologists	200	$90,540

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.