by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist is the 128th most popular major in the country with 5,907 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,163 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 273 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their speech-language pathology/pathologist program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia College South Carolina Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region 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 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at Mississippi University for Women
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Montevallo. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Montevallo, Alabama, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at University of Montevallo
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at VSU
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 99 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech-language pathology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at JMU
University of West Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at University of West Georgia
Hampton University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech-language pathology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at Hampton University
With a ranking of #8, Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Xavier University of Louisiana Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
Marshall University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region list. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at Marshall University
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at UT Knoxville
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Bob Jones University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 128 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at Nova Southeastern University
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