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2024 Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges in Illinois
310 Speech-Language Pathology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #128 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of speech-language pathology/pathologist. Combined, these schools handed out 310 degrees in speech-language pathology/pathologist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist School

Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in Illinois The speech-language pathology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for speech-language pathology/pathologist schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Speech-Language Pathology
Master's Degrees in Speech-Language Pathology
Doctor's Degrees in Speech-Language Pathology

The speech-language pathology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in Illinois. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of speech-language pathology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Speech-Language Pathology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
100 Speech-Language Pathology Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 100 speech-language pathology/pathologist students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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Rush University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
39 Speech-Language Pathology Degrees Awarded

Rush University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 39 speech-language pathology/pathologist students who graduated with this degree at Rush University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
40 Speech-Language Pathology Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist needs to look into Midwestern University - Downers Grove. Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 40 speech-language pathology/pathologist students who graduated with this degree at Midwestern University - Downers Grove in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
55 Speech-Language Pathology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in speech-language pathology/pathologist has to take a look at Saint Xavier University. SXU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 32nd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 55 speech-language pathology/pathologist students who graduated with this degree at SXU in the most recent data year.

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Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Augustana is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Rock Island. A Best Colleges rank of #471 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Augustana is a great college overall.More information about a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist from Augustana College

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IL
34 Speech-Language Pathology Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 34 speech-language pathology/pathologist students who graduated with this degree at Lewis in the most recent data year.

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Governors State University
University Park, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

GSU is a small public university located in the rural area of University Park. This university ranks 66th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 18 speech-language pathology/pathologist students who graduated with this degree at GSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #354 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Aurora is a great university overall.More information about a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist from Aurora University

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Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IL

Located in the large suburb of Palos Heights, Trinity Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 40th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 1 speech-language pathology/pathologist students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Christian in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Ohio939177
Michigan915176
Indiana73728
Wisconsin67278

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Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist is one of 4 different types of Communication Sciences programs to choose from.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Speech Pathology & Audiology323
General Communication Sciences & Disorders291
Audiology/Audiologist21

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