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 graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah280$30,2391 year out$59,735$17,479 2University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida213$26,2861 year out$50,223$22,075 3Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona198$37,0741 year out$56,764$20,536 4San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California160$22,3781 year out$75,255$15,000 5University of South FloridaTampa, Florida156$28,4251 year out$49,517$22,208 6California State University-FullertonFullerton, California150$24,5941 year out$65,573$15,000 7California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California132$28,7021 year out$45,345$12,500 8Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania129$16,8531 year out$61,295$25,000 9California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California118$22,3101 year out$70,031$15,356 10Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah109$21,2201 year out$54,923$11,974 11University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin107—1 year out$54,467$20,500 12California State University-FresnoFresno, California103$22,4631 year out$62,131$17,336 13University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi103$24,3001 year out$54,924$26,000 14The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas103$22,2861 year out$62,663$20,500 15Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana102$24,9491 year out$62,096$19,500 16Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas99$38,1741 year out$62,574$21,000 17Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona98—1 year out——18University of HoustonHouston, Texas98$30,3951 year out$56,838$20,250 19California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California97$22,9151 year out$62,467$17,750 20The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas94$26,5771 year out$53,043$19,250 21University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin91$14,6681 year out$63,832$25,952 22Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois90—1 year out$55,299$20,500 23CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York89$26,8171 year out$76,413$14,250 24Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida88$13,3711 year out$62,179$15,267 25University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois86$29,6201 year out$67,270$21,117 26The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama85$29,0441 year out$54,812$23,250 27Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio85$23,5091 year out$60,948$19,500 28Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama83—1 year out$54,812$19,500 29Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona83$37,0741 year out$56,764$20,536 30University of North TexasDenton, Texas83$28,3371 year out$56,723$20,500 31Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, Texas83$27,0081 year out$61,047$21,500 32Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana82$18,5751 year out$62,277$20,500 33CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York80$36,2411 year out$67,388$11,544 34The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee80—1 year out—$23,382 35The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, Tennessee80$19,4801 year out—$22,500 36Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan79—1 year out——37St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York79$19,0671 year out$72,368$23,250 38University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia78—1 year out$60,086$19,500 39Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania75$25,6621 year out$51,778$24,450 40Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina73$12,3831 year out$58,480$19,875 41Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio73$27,7421 year out$51,854$21,500 42Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana71$26,4961 year out$58,366$19,875 43University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts71$30,6931 year out$59,695$23,250 44James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia71—1 year out$64,730$19,975 45West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia71—1 year out$70,136$23,920 46University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut70$22,3451 year out—$25,000 47Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio69—1 year out$53,759$25,406 48University of IowaIowa City, Iowa67$21,9691 year out$60,807$27,000 49University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland67$31,1051 year out$68,693$21,500 50CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York67$23,1081 year out$71,831$8,500 51California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California65$29,2701 year out$66,231$12,000 52University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado65$24,6281 year out$63,766$19,000 53Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas65$34,5091 year out$54,598$20,500 54Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri64$30,9711 year out$55,289$21,500 55Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma64$26,9211 year out$65,876$20,443 56University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island64$34,6331 year out$60,535$23,250 57University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona63$24,0441 year out$59,154$18,127 58University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, Louisiana63$18,7661 year out$41,971$24,725 59University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio63$23,7581 year out$57,986$25,987 60University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas62—1 year out$56,750$25,000 61State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York62$25,4751 year out$64,699$24,980 62University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota61$23,2031 year out$57,519$18,000 63Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania61$17,8261 year out$58,948$26,000 64Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut59$24,0251 year out$67,435$21,625 65Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio59—1 year out$57,140$24,625 66California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California58$38,5591 year out$53,473$26,375 67University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi58—1 year out$48,228$21,608 68California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California58$22,5671 year out—$15,998 69Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania58—1 year out$70,325$26,371 70Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland57—1 year out$69,502$27,000 71Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland56$23,4631 year out$66,236$21,981 72Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan55$23,7521 year out$56,684$23,992 73California State University-ChicoChico, California54$29,2971 year out$61,935$19,222 74University of KansasLawrence, Kansas54$30,2271 year out$59,399$23,781 75University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington54$25,7911 year out$70,875$18,000 76University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa53$10,7461 year out$61,505$18,067 77Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut52—1 year out——78University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky52—1 year out$59,562$26,000 79University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada52$23,7331 year out$59,487$18,500 80Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico52$26,3351 year out$43,301$25,000 81University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire51—1 year out$63,317$27,000 82San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California50—1 year out$81,021—83Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York50—1 year out$59,794$27,000 84State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York50—1 year out$67,773$23,250 85East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina49—1 year out$64,426$25,250 86West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania49—1 year out$63,667—87University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma46—1 year out$66,453$20,500 88University of OregonEugene, Oregon46$21,7621 year out$57,069$19,500 89Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia46$23,6641 year out$54,361$25,000 90Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas45—1 year out$66,703$18,524 91Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Louisiana44$26,0321 year out$54,789$24,542 92University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri44—1 year out$61,022$24,500 93Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana43—1 year out$58,906$21,000 94University of RedlandsRedlands, California42$21,3541 year out$68,187$25,000 95Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, Georgia42—1 year out$52,114$26,000 96Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota42—1 year out$58,513$25,000 97University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York42$24,9521 year out$70,928$21,944 98University of FloridaGainesville, Florida41$26,5391 year out$59,252$15,000 99Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois41$34,1361 year out$53,628$22,500 100Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas41—1 year out—$19,500

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 (—).