Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

11,699 students earn a communication disorders sciences and services credential each year across 309 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $24,702
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $58,906

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 288 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Nevada State UniversityHenderson, Nevada22$47,8331 year out—$25,909 2California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California58$38,5591 year out$53,473$26,375 3Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas99$38,1741 year out$62,574$21,000 4Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona198$37,0741 year out$56,764$20,536 5Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona83$37,0741 year out$56,764$20,536 6CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York80$36,2411 year out$67,388$11,544 7Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon35$35,6151 year out$61,116$23,907 8California State University-East BayHayward, California39$34,9241 year out$75,421$18,261 9University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island64$34,6331 year out$60,535$23,250 10Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas65$34,5091 year out$54,598$20,500 11Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts34$34,1421 year out$61,578$21,910 12Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois41$34,1361 year out$53,628$22,500 13College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, Massachusetts22$31,8901 year out$54,871$27,000 14University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland67$31,1051 year out$68,693$21,500 15Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri64$30,9711 year out$55,289$21,500 16University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts71$30,6931 year out$59,695$23,250 17University of HoustonHouston, Texas98$30,3951 year out$56,838$20,250 18Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah280$30,2391 year out$59,735$17,479 19University of MaineOrono, Maine13$30,2311 year out$51,173$27,000 20University of KansasLawrence, Kansas54$30,2271 year out$59,399$23,781 21University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois86$29,6201 year out$67,270$21,117 22California State University-ChicoChico, California54$29,2971 year out$61,935$19,222 23California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California65$29,2701 year out$66,231$12,000 24The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama85$29,0441 year out$54,812$23,250 25California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California132$28,7021 year out$45,345$12,500 26University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Georgia39$28,6121 year out$48,266$24,723 27University of South FloridaTampa, Florida156$28,4251 year out$49,517$22,208 28University of North TexasDenton, Texas83$28,3371 year out$56,723$20,500 29Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts38$27,9011 year out—$26,471 30Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio73$27,7421 year out$51,854$21,500 31Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington16$27,4631 year out$60,325$26,000 32San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California29$27,2961 year out$69,166$19,250 33Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, Texas83$27,0081 year out$61,047$21,500 34Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma64$26,9211 year out$65,876$20,443 35CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York89$26,8171 year out$76,413$14,250 36Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado14$26,6361 year out$48,554$18,890 37The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas94$26,5771 year out$53,043$19,250 38University of FloridaGainesville, Florida41$26,5391 year out$59,252$15,000 39University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida16$26,5391 year out$59,252$15,000 40Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana71$26,4961 year out$58,366$19,875 41University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado26$26,4251 year out$48,038$20,670 42Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia32$26,3961 year out—$26,004 43Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico52$26,3351 year out$43,301$25,000 44University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida213$26,2861 year out$50,223$22,075 45Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Louisiana44$26,0321 year out$54,789$24,542 46University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington54$25,7911 year out$70,875$18,000 47Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania75$25,6621 year out$51,778$24,450 48State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York62$25,4751 year out$64,699$24,980 49Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana6$25,2811 year out—$37,250 50Southern University Law CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana1$25,2811 year out—$37,250 51University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York42$24,9521 year out$70,928$21,944 52Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana102$24,9491 year out$62,096$19,500 53William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey23$24,7021 year out—$18,947 54University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado65$24,6281 year out$63,766$19,000 55California State University-FullertonFullerton, California150$24,5941 year out$65,573$15,000 56State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York9$24,5361 year out$59,848$25,500 57Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina38$24,5211 year out$45,599$21,287 58Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan37$24,4741 year out$56,144$24,849 59University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi103$24,3001 year out$54,924$26,000 60University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona63$24,0441 year out$59,154$18,127 61Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut59$24,0251 year out$67,435$21,625 62University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio63$23,7581 year out$57,986$25,987 63Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan55$23,7521 year out$56,684$23,992 64University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada52$23,7331 year out$59,487$18,500 65Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia46$23,6641 year out$54,361$25,000 66University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico29$23,5321 year out$53,567$16,393 67Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio85$23,5091 year out$60,948$19,500 68Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland56$23,4631 year out$66,236$21,981 69University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota61$23,2031 year out$57,519$18,000 70CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York67$23,1081 year out$71,831$8,500 71Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan19$23,1021 year out$60,398$27,750 72California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California97$22,9151 year out$62,467$17,750 73Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas23$22,8531 year out$55,166$24,118 74California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California58$22,5671 year out—$15,998 75California State University-FresnoFresno, California103$22,4631 year out$62,131$17,336 76San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California160$22,3781 year out$75,255$15,000 77University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut70$22,3451 year out—$25,000 78University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$22,3451 year out—$25,000 79University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$22,3451 year out—$25,000 80University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$22,3451 year out—$25,000 81University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$22,3451 year out—$25,000 82California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California118$22,3101 year out$70,031$15,356 83The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas103$22,2861 year out$62,663$20,500 84University of IowaIowa City, Iowa67$21,9691 year out$60,807$27,000 85University of OregonEugene, Oregon46$21,7621 year out$57,069$19,500 86Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho19$21,5871 year out$49,986$19,600 87Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas35$21,5551 year out$56,708$17,463 88Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas33$21,4291 year out$48,007$21,750 89University of RedlandsRedlands, California42$21,3541 year out$68,187$25,000 90Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah109$21,2201 year out$54,923$11,974 91Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington38$19,5121 year out$61,869$17,500 92The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, Tennessee80$19,4801 year out—$22,500 93St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York79$19,0671 year out$72,368$23,250 94University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, Louisiana63$18,7661 year out$41,971$24,725 95Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana82$18,5751 year out$62,277$20,500 96Jackson State UniversityJackson, Mississippi16$17,8581 year out—$25,000 97Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania61$17,8261 year out$58,948$26,000 98Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania129$16,8531 year out$61,295$25,000 99University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin91$14,6681 year out$63,832$25,952 100Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida88$13,3711 year out$62,179$15,267

Associate programs — 22 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1American River CollegeSacramento, California26—1 year out——2San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California24—1 year out——3Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California19—1 year out——4Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California19—1 year out——5Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California18—1 year out$45,689—6Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California17—1 year out——7College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois14—1 year out——8Madera Community CollegeMadera, California12—1 year out——9Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi10—1 year out——10Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, North Dakota8—1 year out——11University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlineManchester, New Hampshire7—1 year out——12Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson, Mississippi5—1 year out——13East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi4—1 year out——14Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona4—1 year out——15University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio3—1 year out——16University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio3—1 year out——17College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, Massachusetts2—1 year out——18Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee2—1 year out——19Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——20Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi1—1 year out——21Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——22Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 19 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona61$31,3391 year out$51,562$20,192 2Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon24—1 year out——3Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California21—1 year out——4Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona18—1 year out——5San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California16—1 year out——6The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana16—1 year out——7American River CollegeSacramento, California11—1 year out——8CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York9—1 year out——9University of KansasLawrence, Kansas5—1 year out——10College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, Massachusetts4—1 year out——11College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois3—1 year out——12Madera Community CollegeMadera, California3—1 year out——13Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois2—1 year out——14Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota2—1 year out——15Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma2—1 year out——16Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia2—1 year out——17Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado1—1 year out——18State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York1—1 year out——19Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida——1 year out—$16,316

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).