Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying speech-language pathology/pathologist, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Northwestern Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in speech-language pathology, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech-Language Pathology Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech-language pathology majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Program

92% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of speech-language pathology master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in speech-language pathology each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in speech-language pathology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Careers That Speech-Language Pathology Grads May Go Into

A degree in speech-language pathology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Speech-Language Pathologists	6,820	$77,120

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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