Overview

The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, which houses the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, ranks in the top 2% of all graduate colleges of education. The college was also ranked third in the nation in total research dollars received, according to “America's Best Graduate Schools” U.S. News & World Report.

The Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education program of the Utah State University offers three options: speech-language pathology MS degree requires students to complete a research component, the MA degree requires a comprehensive examination and the MEd is designed for students who plan to work in the deaf educational field. Both MS and MA degrees are recognized as comparable degrees within both clinical and academic speech-language pathology settings.

Career Options

Graduates can work in the following settings:

Graduates become teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing

Hospitals

Schools

Rehabilitation centers

Nursing facilities

Home health care centers

Community centers

Private practice settings

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Language Assessment and Intervention for School-age Children and Adolescents

Disorders of Fluency-Stuttering

Professional Practice in Speech-Language Pathology

Classroom Teaching Using American Sign Language

Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Teaching School Subjects to Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Logan, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

It is preferred that applicants have undergraduate backgrounds in communicative disorders or deaf education, depending on their desired specialization

Complete the online application

Pay the $55 application fee

Score at or above the 40th percentile on the GRE or MAT (MAT only accepted upon approval by the department)

Have a 3.0 or higher GPA on your last 60 semester or 90 quarter credits

Provide transcripts of all college/university credits

Provide three contacts for letters of recommendation

Students interested in the education of the deaf and hard of hearing specialization with a bilingual-bicultural focus must pass an ASL assessment. Contact the department for more information about this assessment.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

32570 USD / year

≈ 32570 USD / year
Out-of-State

32570 USD / year

≈ 32570 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

10148 USD / year

≈ 10148 USD / year

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Scholarships Information

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

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