2025 Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you pursue a doctor's degree in speech pathology & audiology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #79 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 37 doctor's degrees in speech pathology & audiology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Speech Pathology & Audiology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The audiology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to speech pathology & audiology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of speech pathology & audiology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized speech pathology & audiology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for speech pathology & audiology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Speech Pathology & Audiology in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for speech pathology & audiology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Audiology

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in speech pathology & audiology. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in speech pathology & audiology from Northwestern University

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a good option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in speech pathology & audiology. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in speech pathology & audiology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Illinois State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in speech pathology & audiology. Illinois State is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal.More information about a doctorate in speech pathology & audiology from Illinois State University

Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	257	3
Ohio	253	19
Indiana	202	35
Wisconsin	163	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Audiology

One of 4 majors within the Communication Sciences area of study, Speech Pathology & Audiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Audiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	24
Audiology/Audiologist	17
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp. More about our data sources and methodologies.