by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 5,907 people earned their degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist, making the major the 128th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 748 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in speech-language pathology/pathologist.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region speech-language pathology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s speech-language pathology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 73 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Abilene Christian
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midwestern University - Glendale. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 47 degrees to qualified ’s speech-language pathology students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Midwestern University - Glendale Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s speech-language pathology degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 UT Health San Antonio
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified ’s speech-language pathology students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified ’s speech-language pathology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at UCO
With a ranking of #7, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region list. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s speech-language pathology degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 43 degrees to qualified ’s speech-language pathology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at TCU
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 ’s speech-language pathology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Tulsa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 16 ’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at University of Tulsa
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
Texas Woman’s University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 35 ’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Arizona University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s speech-language pathology degrees to 163 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lamar University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s speech-language pathology degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lamar University Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 30 ’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at UNM
University of North Texas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Speech-Language Pathology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified ’s speech-language pathology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at University of North Texas
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