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Communication Disorders

Health, Therapy and Complementary MedicineCommunity and Social Services

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Where to study it

University3

College (state-funded)2

College (not state-funded)1

What you study

The studies focus on diagnosing, rehabilitating, and treating communication disorders and disabilities, including difficulties with reading and writing, speech problems, language delays, stuttering, and more. Students learn methods and approaches for assessing, treating, and rehabilitating various disorders. The curriculum includes foundational studies in the life and medical sciences: anatomy, physiology, neurology, pathology, genetics, psychology, linguistics, and degree-specific courses, including acoustics, phonetics, and types of disorders affecting the speech, hearing, and swallowing systems, among others. In addition, students gain clinical experience in hospitals, institutes, the education system, and rehabilitation centers.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Audiology and speech-language pathologymost commonAssessing and treating impairments that affect hearing, speech, communication, and swallowing. Providing advice and prescriptions for rehabilitation devices and rehabilitation treatments in cases of hearing loss and speech impairments.

Which industries they work in

  • Education36%
  • Health services29%
  • Social Welfare and Relief Services Without Accommodation11%

Above-average employment rate: 98% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

Graduates' salaries are below average: ₪11,500 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

In short, in plain words

In communication disorders studies, students learn to diagnose and treat communication disorders, such as speech problems, stuttering, and reading and writing disabilities.

The curriculum also includes practical experience in hospitals, the education system, and rehabilitation centers.

Graduates work in audiology and speech-language therapy: assessing and treating hearing and speech impairments.

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Admitted students and graduates — by type of institution

average across universities

  • Program length: 3.5 years
  • On-time graduation rate 80% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 103 points
  • Average psychometric score: 620 points

average across colleges

  • Program length: 3.5 years
  • On-time graduation rate 75% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 99 points
  • Average psychometric score: 570 points

average across all institutions

  • Program length: 3.5 years
  • On-time graduation rate 75% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 101 points
  • Average psychometric score: 600 points
  • Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“universities” tab“colleges” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data

An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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