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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality speech-language pathology/pathologist programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the speech-language pathology/pathologist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist (With Aid)

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s speech-language pathology degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #9 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

Kean also took the #11 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s speech-language pathology degrees to qualified students.

VSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682.

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#5

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #5 spot on the list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s speech-language pathology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree speech-language pathology students with aid list, JMU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree speech-language pathology students with aid list, Pitt has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 6 doctorate’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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