Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] (Communication Science and Disorders)
Field of Study:
$30,361/Yr
The Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders is nationally recognized for its faculty’s research in a number of areas including: articulation, fluency, language, voice, and swallowing disorders in children and adults, with concentrated areas of expertise in autism, bilingualism, English dialect variation, language, literacy, and augmentative and alternative communication interventions for children, motor speech disorders and cognitive-communicative disorders in adults with acquired neurologic diseases and disorders, stuttering, and voice disorders following laryngeal pathology. Within their particular area of expertise, faculty members study the nature and cause of clinical conditions, design and evaluate assessment tools, and investigate treatment efficacy.
PhD program graduates in Communication Disorders from Louisiana State University are in high demand by university faculties across the country and by federal and state health and education agencies seeking well-trained scholars to help guide policy development, service implementation, and program evaluation. Master’s graduates are eligible for national certification as speech-language pathologists once they pass the national certification examination. Speech-language pathologists are in demand nationally.
Important Dates
There is no deadline but funding is dedicated in the spring for students who are starting their Ph.D. studies in the fall.
Tuition Fees
Year | 1st Year Fees |
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Tuition Fees | $30361 (USD 30361) |
Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids
Name | Scholarship Per Student | Level of Study | Type | |
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YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarships | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeTuition-Fee-Waiver | |
Comindware Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 4,000/Yr$4,000 | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeMerit-Based | |
Go Clean Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 3,500/Yr$3,500 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
Ellis R. Ott Scholarship for Applied Statistics and Quality Management | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
AAUW International Fellowships | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
Forktip Women’s- Innovation Scholarship | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeCollege-Specific |
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