2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,411 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 45 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nevada State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. NSC is a medium-sized school located in Henderson, Nevada that handed out 26 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
NSC also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend NSC is $12,915 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbus, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,054 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students per year to attend Mississippi University for Women.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. CSULB is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 53 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,622 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students per year to attend CSULB.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fort Hays State University is a public institution located in Hays, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for FHSU is $12,053 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.
Full Fort Hays State University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
Out of the 45 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 30 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,562 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students per year to attend UCO.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Edinboro is a public institution located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Edinboro is $16,833 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.
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California State University - San Marcos did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.
CSUSM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for CSUSM is $13,399 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small school located in Clarion, Pennsylvania that handed out 45 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
Clarion University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,011 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students per year to attend Clarion University.
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Universidad del Turabo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Gurabo, is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,588 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students per year to attend Universidad del Turabo.
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mercedita, . It awarded 25 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is $8,702 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
With a ranking of #11, University of West Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to qualified students.
University of West Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,124 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students per year to attend University of West Georgia.
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Buffalo State landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Buffalo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Buffalo State is $12,960 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.
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Valdosta State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Valdosta State University is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Valdosta State University is $13,969 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fajardo, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,192 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students per year to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Central Missouri ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Missouri is $13,677 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.
Full University of Central Missouri Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,648 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Eastern Michigan University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan University is $15,924 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.
Full Eastern Michigan Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students list, UNR has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nevada - Reno is $15,081 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.
San Diego State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. SDSU is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 116 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
SDSU also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for San Diego State University is $14,788 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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Mercy College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Mercy is a medium-sized school located in Dobbs Ferry, New York that handed out 18 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
Mercy also took the #23 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mercy College is $14,281 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.
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James Madison University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. JMU is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 81 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
JMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend James Madison University is $22,169 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Ball State University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ball State University is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Ball State also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State is $15,147 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.
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Northern Michigan University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,453 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students per year to attend Northern Michigan University.
Full Northern Michigan University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
Marshall University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,370 for bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students per year to attend Marshall University.
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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,855 for Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students per year to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Full East Stroudsburg University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
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- 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%.
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