2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the speech-language pathology/pathologist program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist in the Southeast Region

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s speech-language pathology degrees to qualified students.

NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at NUS Florida

#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,544 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

JMU also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full James Madison University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report

#3

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

VSU also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at Valdosta State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

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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