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2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The speech-language pathology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,770 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Marshall University.

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#2

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 For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 81 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,196 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend James Madison University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Columbus, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to 24 students 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 yearly cost to attend Mississippi University for Women is $10,312 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Valdosta State University is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend VSU is $11,780 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 64 bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees 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. It costs about $13,763 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Speech-Language Pathology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of West Georgia.

Read more about Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at University of West Georgia

#6

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Montevallo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Montevallo, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech-language pathology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Montevallo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Montevallo is $13,902 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Xavier University of Louisiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. XULA is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students whose families make $0-$30k list, XULA has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend XULA is $17,363 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#8

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Hampton University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Hampton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hampton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $29,650 for southeast region bachelor’s degree speech-language pathology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Hampton University.

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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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