Audiology/Audiologist Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Audiology/Audiologist — headline outcomes are in the stats below. Median in-state published tuition is about $10,245.
Key Statistics
Audiology/Audiologist: what the data shows
Common questions about audiology/audiologist degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a audiology/audiologist degree?
A Audiology/Audiologist program is classified under NCES CIP 51.0202 in the Communication Disorders Sciences and Services field family (51.02).
A program that prepares individuals to diagnose and treat hearing loss and other disorders involving the ear, advise patients on means to use their remaining hearing, and select and fit hearing aids and other devices. Includes instruction in acoustics, anatomy and physiology of hearing, hearing measurement, auditory pathology, middle and inner ear analysis, rehabilitation therapies and assistive technologies, and pediatric and other special applications
IPEDS counted 173 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of audiology/audiologist degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 51.02 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist (CIP 51.0204)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General (CIP 51.0201)
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist (CIP 51.0203)
How long does it take to get a audiology/audiologist degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 51.0202 in our file:
- 173 Bachelor's (53.4% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 151 Master's (46.6% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
Is a audiology/audiologist degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Communication Disorders Sciences and Services bachelor's program family: median debt $32,062, median earnings $58,928 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 1.30.
About 9.1% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $10,245 and median net price is $16,641.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Audiology/Audiologist and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$10,245 Median In-State Public
$42,955 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Audiology/Audiologist majors are, on average, $10,245 for in-state public colleges, and $42,955 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Audiology/Audiologist programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Audiology/Audiologist from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Audiology/Audiologist.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 2 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 3 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 4 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 5 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Audiology/Audiologist programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Canyon College | CA | $1,164 |
| 2 | Pasadena City College | CA | $1,180 |
| 3 | Pasadena City College | CA | $1,180 |
| 4 | Santa Ana College | CA | $1,180 |
| 5 | San Joaquin Delta College | CA | $1,180 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Audiology/Audiologist programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Canyon College | CA | $2,129 |
| 2 | San Joaquin Delta College | CA | $2,407 |
| 3 | San Joaquin Delta College | CA | $2,407 |
| 4 | Cerritos College | CA | $2,424 |
| 5 | Cerritos College | CA | $2,424 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Audiology/Audiologist programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Audiology/Audiologist programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Audiology/Audiologist is in OH (124 completions). That state represents about 71.7% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is OH (0.09% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 124 | 71.7% | 0.09% |
| OR | 33 | 19.1% | 0.07% |
| TX | 9 | 5.2% | 0.00% |
| IN | 5 | 2.9% | 0.01% |
| AL | 2 | 1.2% | 0.00% |
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 51.02 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 51.0202 in the survey year used in our extract (324 total across levels below).
- 173 Bachelor's (53.4% of IPEDS total)
- 151 Master's (46.6% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Communication Disorders Sciences and Services CIP family (62 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Audiology/Audiologist graduate.
- $32,062 median federal loan debt among completers
- $58,928 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 1.30 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 9.1% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$N/A Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Audiology/Audiologist majors is $N/A.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Audiology/Audiologist majors.
Occupations by Share
N/A 2023 Workforce
The number of Audiology/Audiologist graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Audiology/Audiologist by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Audiology/Audiologist in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Audiology/Audiologist.
Age distribution for Audiology/Audiologist degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
173 Total Degrees Awarded
6 Male (3.47%)
167 Female (96.53%)
Gender distribution of Audiology/Audiologist degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
135 White (78.03%)
15 Hispanic or Latino (8.67%)
9 Two or More Races (5.20%)
7 Black or African American (4.05%)
4 Asian (2.31%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Audiology/Audiologist degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Audiology/Audiologist are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Audiology/Audiologist.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Audiology/Audiologist field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Audiology/Audiologist majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Audiology/Audiologist majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Audiology/Audiologist majors.
About
A program that prepares individuals to diagnose and treat hearing loss and other disorders involving the ear, advise patients on means to use their remaining hearing, and select and fit hearing aids and other devices. Includes instruction in acoustics, anatomy and physiology of hearing, hearing measurement, auditory pathology, middle and inner ear analysis, rehabilitation therapies and assistive technologies, and pediatric and other special applications
In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Audiology/Audiologist.
CIP Code
51.0202 - Audiology/Audiologist
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $32,062 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $58,928, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 1.30. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Audiology/Audiologist graduate.
About 9.1% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians. That is a program-level mobility signal, not a national underemployment rate.
Women earned 92.8% of 988 Audiology/Audiologist completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $10,245 in-state at public colleges and $42,955 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.