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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,872 people earned their degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,227 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 275 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great speech-language pathology/pathologist programs and cost less that 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 in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist in the Southeast Region

#1

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi University for Women. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. MUW is a public institution located in Columbus, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MUW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MUW is $12,054 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.

Full MUW Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report

#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Carrollton, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of West Georgia is $16,124 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.

Full University of West Georgia Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report

#3

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

VSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Valdosta State University is $13,969 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.

Full Valdosta State University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report

#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JMU is $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at JMU

#5

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marshall University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Marshall University is $8,370 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.

Full Marshall University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report

#6

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Hampton University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

Hampton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hampton is $31,307 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students.

Full Hampton University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report

#7

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

University of Montevallo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Montevallo is a small school located in Montevallo, Alabama that handed out 11 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students list, Montevallo has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,435 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students per year to attend Montevallo.

Full University of Montevallo Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report

#8

Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at XULA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for XULA is $19,715 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.

Read more about Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at Xavier University of Louisiana

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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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