Hi everyone,
I have some questions for all the Au.D. students/practicing Au.D.s out there.
I am looking to return back to school to go for my Au.D. I completed my undergrad in Speech and Hearing about two years ago. I decided to take a little time off before applying to grad school. I know it is competitive to get in, but I feel that with my GPA, GRE scores (already taken), and experience I could get in SOMEWHERE.
My main question is about the return on investement for graduate school. I took a little more time off than I was planning on, because I actually found a job I was happy with, and made a decent starting salary of ~40k a year and increasing steadily. The thing is, I am ALRIGHT with doing this job for right now, but have not lost sight that I eventually wanted to become a clinical audiologist.
I have began to research schools, specifically tuition costs for both IS and OOS. IS is not too bad for many schools, but both OOS and private institutions look pretty expensive. I don't mind forking out the money (well, taking out loans) if I will have a decent professional salary. I am not looking to get rich, but seeing some of the earlier posts on Audiologist salaries got me a little nervous.
Is it realistic to think I can make between 70-80k eventually? I know the "average" salary has been said to be 67 (which is honestly not bad to me), but I would like to hear from people that actually have some insight on here as to what Au.D.s are making. Also, past OOS students, with your current salary, are you able to make your loan payments easily?
There are other great benefits to the job, too. Decent hours, minimal stress, and of course ENJOYING the profession. I just also want to be able to pay my loans back and live...comfortably.
I have some questions for all the Au.D. students/practicing Au.D.s out there.
I am looking to return back to school to go for my Au.D. I completed my undergrad in Speech and Hearing about two years ago. I decided to take a little time off before applying to grad school. I know it is competitive to get in, but I feel that with my GPA, GRE scores (already taken), and experience I could get in SOMEWHERE.
My main question is about the return on investement for graduate school. I took a little more time off than I was planning on, because I actually found a job I was happy with, and made a decent starting salary of ~40k a year and increasing steadily. The thing is, I am ALRIGHT with doing this job for right now, but have not lost sight that I eventually wanted to become a clinical audiologist.
I have began to research schools, specifically tuition costs for both IS and OOS. IS is not too bad for many schools, but both OOS and private institutions look pretty expensive. I don't mind forking out the money (well, taking out loans) if I will have a decent professional salary. I am not looking to get rich, but seeing some of the earlier posts on Audiologist salaries got me a little nervous.
Is it realistic to think I can make between 70-80k eventually? I know the "average" salary has been said to be 67 (which is honestly not bad to me), but I would like to hear from people that actually have some insight on here as to what Au.D.s are making. Also, past OOS students, with your current salary, are you able to make your loan payments easily?
There are other great benefits to the job, too. Decent hours, minimal stress, and of course ENJOYING the profession. I just also want to be able to pay my loans back and live...comfortably.