Speech Pathology & Audiology at University of Kentucky

If you are interested in studying speech pathology and audiology, you may want to check out the program at University of Kentucky. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. Of the 569 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kentucky in 2021, 54 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.

UK Speech Pathology & Audiology Degrees Available

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

UK Speech Pathology & Audiology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the audiology progam at UK 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 UK 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	38
Most Popular Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools	78
	78
	112

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in audiology from UK. This makes it the #45 most popular school for audiology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Audiology Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Speech Pathology & Audiology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 audiology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UK. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in audiology at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in audiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UK Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of audiology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in audiology each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a audiology master's degree from UK, 89% 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 University of Kentucky with a master's in audiology.

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

UK also has a doctoral program available in audiology. In 2021, 0 student 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Health Specialties Professors	2,070	$64,560
Speech-Language Pathologists	2,070	$72,440
Audiologists	170	$66,900

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.