2024 Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #41 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for speech-language pathology/pathologist students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 72 master's degrees in speech-language pathology/pathologist to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on speech-language pathology/pathologist students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other speech-language pathology/pathologist students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized speech-language pathology/pathologist related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for speech-language pathology/pathologist students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist in Tennessee

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Speech-Language Pathology

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist has to take a look at Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in speech-language pathology/pathologist from Vanderbilt University

2

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center
Memphis, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist needs to take a look at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in speech-language pathology/pathologist from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	189
Georgia	370	103
North Carolina	334	30
Virginia	331	53
South Carolina	260	80
Alabama	258	148
Louisiana	250	57
Mississippi	243	18
Arkansas	187	58
West Virginia	164	36

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Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Speech-Language Pathology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Pathology & Audiology	92
Audiology/Audiologist	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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