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2026 Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in Massachusetts

[Speech Pathology & Audiology](/majors/health-care-professions/communication-sciences/speech-pathology-and-audiology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for speech pathology & audiology students.

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• Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in Massachusetts

2026 Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in Massachusetts

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in speech pathology & audiology, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools

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Boston University
Boston, MA

$68,102 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,232 Avg Student Debt

$83,238 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Boston University, our #1 best value for speech pathology & audiology in Massachusetts. Set in the city of Boston, Boston University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $68,102. Students borrow a median of $25,232 to complete the speech pathology & audiology program here. Speech Pathology & Audiology graduates of Boston University earn a median of $60,038 early in their careers. Set against $25,232 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Boston University admits about 11% of applicants.

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Northeastern University
Boston, MA

$66,162 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,611 Avg Student Debt

$92,538 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Northeastern University earned it the #2 place for speech pathology & audiology. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $66,162. Typical student debt for speech pathology & audiology graduates is $25,611. Soon after graduation, speech pathology & audiology degree recipients from Northeastern University generally make around $60,421. That is a strong return on a $25,611 median debt. Northeastern University admits about 5% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.