Top Schools for Audiology

Vanderbilt University

• The Bill Wilkerson Center's department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University offers an array of degreed programs in audiology including those specializing in speech-language pathology and several masters' degrees and doctorates of audiology. Founded in 1951, the school logs more than 50,000 patient visits each year. The Center's facilities include clinics for speech-language pathology, otolaryngology and rehabilitation. Research is emphasized in the speech, language, and hearing laboratories, as well as the school's anechoic chamber. Vanderbilt's audiology programs are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.

  Vanderbilt University
  Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
  1215 21st Ave. S, Room 8310
  Nashville, TN 37232
  (615) 936-5103
  vanderbilt.edu

University of Iowa

• Offering courses to both undergraduates and graduates, the University of Iowa's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders aims to prepare students for careers in teaching, research and clinical service in the fields of language, speech and hearing disorders and processes. The undergraduate curriculum includes internships, introductory courses, seminars, research and an honors thesis. Graduate students can select from a wide variety of specialized curricula in such topics as advanced and medical audiology, acoustics of speech, swallowing disorders and stuttering.

  University literature proclaims, "We have been training students and serving clients with speech, language, and hearing disorders for more than 60 years."

  University of Iowa
  Department of Communication Science and Disorders
  119 Speech & Hearing Center
  Iowa City, IA 52242-1012
  (319) 335-8719
  uiowa.edu

University of Washington

• Part of the University of Washington's College of Arts and Sciences, the Speech and Hearing Sciences Department hosts programs for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. An array of curricula allow students to specialize in niche studies such as hearing science, psychoacoustics, speech and language acquisition, speech production and transmission, speech perception and human communication disorders as well as their prevention and remediation. As of May 2010, the school boasted a staff of 18 professors and research instructors and 16 lecturers and clinical instructors. Fourteen emeritus and affiliates round out the staff.

  University of Washington
  Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
  1417 N.E. 42nd St.
  Seattle, WA 98105-6246
  (206) 685-7400
  washington.edu