By Patricia Gaffney
This article is a part of the July/August, Volume 35, Number 4, Audiology Today issue.
In the early 2000s, there were many questions and misconceptions about the new doctor of audiology (AuD) degree. This was particularly a debate when it came to the impact of the additional cost of tuition on student loan amounts, the structure of the externship compared to the clinical fellowship year (CFY), and starting salaries for this new degree.
Starting salary was a hot topic because there were people touting the new doctoral degree would yield significantly higher starting salaries, but job postings at the time did not corroborate this discourse. Another concern was the salary disparity between students completing post-bachelor’s, on-campus AuDs and those who were practicing audiologists earning a post-master’s AuD online. Post-master’s audiologists generally had higher salaries, as they were already working, which led to more confusion regarding the financial impact of the new post-bachelor’s AuD.
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