Researchers and Academics

ASHA has more than 4,500 members who focus on researcher and academics. PhD faculty engages in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). Researchers plan and work to fund research, conduct data collection, and present and publish results in scholarly journals and conferences. Both PhD faculty and researchers provide clinical supervision and services in university, health care, and scientific organization settings. Some of our most popular marketing opportunities for researchers and academics are ASHA Now, ASHAwire, ASHA Convention, The ASHA Leader, and Mailing Lists.

Where Do Audiologists With PhDs Work?¹

Where Do SLPs With PhDs Work?¹

What Are the Faculty Roles of Audiologists and SLPs?²

How Many Institutions Offer Degrees in Communication Science Disorders (CSD)?²

• 358 institutions offer undergraduate and/or graduate degrees in CSD education 
• 279 offer an undergraduate degree in CSD 
• 311 offer a master’s degree in speech-language pathology 
• 80 offer an entry-level clinical doctoral degree in audiology 

How Many Students are Enrolled in CSD programs?² 

• 33,997 undergraduate students in a CSD major 
• 3,085 entry-level clinical doctoral students in audiology 
• 22,365 master’s students in speech-language pathology 

¹ ASHA, 2023 Profile of ASHA members and affiliates, (2024) [PDF]
² 2023 CSD Education Survey. 2022–2023 Academic Year [PDF]