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Audiology/Audiologist

Types of Degrees Audiology/Audiologist Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing Audiology/Audiologist may pursue degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Bachelor’s Degree	173
Master’s Degree	202
Doctor’s Degree	613

What Audiology/Audiologist Majors Need to Know

Programs in Audiology/Audiologist build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Audiology/Audiologist graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing Audiology/Audiologist emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.5 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills emphasized by a Audiology/Audiologist program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to Audiology/Audiologist careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Audiology/Audiologist graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.6 / 7
Working with Computers	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.5 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.4 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	4.4 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.3 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.2 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.2 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.1 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Audiology/Audiologist professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS	Medical software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	—
EcoLogic ADAM Indoor Air Quality and Analytical Data Management	Data base user interface and query software	—
DOC Cop	Information retrieval or search software	—
Medical condition coding software	Medical software	—
Course management system software	Computer based training software	—
Learning management system LMS	Computer based training software	—
Adobe Presenter	Computer based training software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Audiology/Audiologist graduates include:

• Podiatric Medicine Professor
• Occupational Therapy Professor
• Veterinary Medicine Teacher
• Recreation Therapy Teacher
• Manual Arts Therapy Teacher
• Virology Teacher
• Public Health Aides Teacher
• Clinical Assistant Professor
• Teacher
• Inhalation Therapy Aides Teacher
• Surgery Teacher
• Pharmacology Teacher
• Pediatrics Teacher
• Medical Assisting Instructor
• First Aid Teacher

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Audiology/Audiologist graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	53.4%
Master’s degree	21.4%
Post-doctoral training	13.3%
Bachelor’s degree	7.4%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	2.8%
Postsecondary certificate	1.7%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Audiology/Audiologist?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 92.8% of Audiology/Audiologist degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	917	92.8%
Men	71	7.2%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Audiology/Audiologist graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	714	72.3%
Asian	51	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	94	9.5%
Black or African American	27	2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0.2%
Two or More Races	27	2.7%
Race Unknown	23	2.3%
International Students	48	4.9%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Audiology/Audiologist Graduates Earn?

Federal data tracks median earnings of Audiology/Audiologist graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. These numbers tend to grow steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$53,106
4 years	$57,878
5 years	$63,177

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $63,177 — roughly 19% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Online Audiology/Audiologist Programs

Fully online options is reported by IPEDS for Audiology/Audiologist. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Bachelor’s	1	0

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in Audiology/Audiologist Worth It?

Strictly by the federal earnings tracker, Audiology/Audiologist graduates earn a median of $57,878 four years after completion — roughly 52% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	51.02
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	51.0204
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other	51.0299
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General	51.0201
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	51.0203
Advanced General Dentistry	51.0502
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other	51.0599
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other	51.0999

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.