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Speech Pathology & Audiology at Western Kentucky University

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Speech Pathology & Audiology at Western Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a audiology school? To help you decide if Western Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's audiology program.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

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.

WKU Speech Pathology & Audiology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Audiology

WKU Speech Pathology & Audiology Rankings

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.

Audiology Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Speech Pathology & Audiology Master’s Program

98% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 64 students who graduated with a master’s in audiology from WKU in 2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

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Of the students who received a audiology master's degree from WKU, 86% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in audiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 55
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Western Kentucky University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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