Communication Sciences and Disorders General

A program that focuses on the application of biomedical, psychological, and physical principles to the study of the scientific bases, development, and treatment of speech, language, hearing, and cognitive communication problems caused by disease, injury, or disability. Includes instruction in language science, hearing science, speech and voice science, biology of communication, behavioral linguistics, psychology, and applications to the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative strategies and technologies.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 153 institutions across the United States, with a total of 21901 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

5,130

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

2,036

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

14,603

awards given

Top Schools for Communication Sciences and Disorders General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Baylor University Waco, TX	984
2	Utah State University Logan, UT	939
3	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	594
4	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	555
5	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	552
6	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	477
7	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	468
8	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	441
9	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	411
10	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	402
11	University of Houston Houston, TX	384
12	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX	360
13	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	330
14	University of Georgia Athens, GA	321
15	University of Mississippi University, MS	309
16	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	309
17	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	309
18	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	294
19	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	267
20	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	258
21	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	252
22	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	246
23	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	237
24	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	234
25	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	228
26	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	228
27	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	219
28	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	216
29	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	213
30	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	210
31	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL	206
32	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	204
33	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	201
34	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	195
35	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	192
36	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	192
37	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	186
38	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	183
39	MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA	183
40	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	182
41	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	180
42	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	180
43	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	177
44	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	174
45	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	174
46	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	168
47	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	168
48	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	165
49	Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO	165
50	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	165
51	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	165
52	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	162
53	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	159
54	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	156
55	Minot State University Minot, ND	153
56	Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO	153
57	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	150
58	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	150
59	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	144
60	Truman State University Kirksville, MO	144
61	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	138
62	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK	138
63	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	135
64	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	135
65	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	132
66	Chapman University Orange, CA	129
67	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	126
68	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	126
69	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	123
70	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	120
71	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	114
72	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	114
73	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	114
74	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	111
75	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	108
76	Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, TX	108
77	University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI	108
78	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	105
79	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	105
80	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	105
81	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	102
82	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	99
83	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	99
84	Biola University La Mirada, CA	96
85	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	93
86	University of Maine Orono, ME	90
87	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE	90
88	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	90
89	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	84
90	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	84
91	Jackson State University Jackson, MS	81
92	Kean University Union, NJ	81
93	Butler University Indianapolis, IN	75
94	Pace University New York, NY	75
95	Albizu University-San Juan San Juan, PR	75
96	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	72
97	Portland State University Portland, OR	72
98	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	69
99	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	69
100	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	66