Overview

The Speech Language and Hearing Sciences program from Purdue University includes several major research-focused milestones that help you craft a professional portfolio to prepare you for teaching and research in academic settings.

Highlights

Faculty engage graduate scholars in a variety of topics covering interdisciplinary research on normative and disordered processes in speech, language, voice, swallowing and hearing.

As a PhD student, you will be fully funded (for the first four years of your degree) through a variety of sources, including individual fellowships (at the university and national level), two NIH training grants, research assistantships and teaching assistantships.

Programme Structure

Research Areas

Hearing science

Hearing disorders

Language science

Language disorders and disabilities

Speech, swallowing, and voice science; speech, swallowing and voice disorders

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

West Lafayette, United States

Disciplines

Speech Pathology View 59 other PhDs in Speech Pathology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Online application. (Graduate Application)

Statement of Purpose.

Curriculum Vita. This is an optional field in the application system but is recommended by the department.

Writing sample. (Optional, submit under Supporting Documents)

List of 3 recommenders.

Application fee. (Application Fee Information)

Official transcripts from all institutions attended. Please upload copies of your official transcripts to the application system. The Purdue Graduate School will use these documents for admission purposes.

For those whose first language is not English, we require official test scores less than 2 years old from one of the following: TOEFL iBT or IELTS.

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

29194 USD / year

≈ 29194 USD / year
Out-of-State

28794 USD / year

≈ 28794 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9992 USD / year

≈ 9992 USD / year

Living costs

West Lafayette

United States

1096 - 1774 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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