Is a Communication Disorders Sciences and Services degree worth it?
Across 205 schools, graduates of Communication Disorders Sciences and Services earn a median $58,897 five years out on $20,500 of debt. Most go on to work as Speech-Language Pathologists (40% of them, per Census ACS). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$58,897
Median debt
$20,500
Years to pay off
3.5
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
45%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+14.7%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$16,836/yr
Debt-test failures
1.1%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$4,000
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Communication Disorders Sciences and Services in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.