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

9 Ranked Colleges
222 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 350 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 222 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the speech-language pathology/pathologist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rockhurst University is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 31 masters’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.

Rockhurst also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rockhurst are $16,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fontbonne University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fontbonne University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fontbonne University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fort Hays State University is located in Hays, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s speech-language pathology degrees to qualified students.

FHSU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Hays State University are $11,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 20 masters’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Moorhead are $9,900, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

University of Mary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UMary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 11 masters’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMary, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMary are $17,861, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s speech-language pathology students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Full KU Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Report

#8

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
#6 in overall quality

Saint Ambrose University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Saint Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Ambrose University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Ambrose University are $18,150, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at Saint Ambrose University

#9

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Maryville U is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s speech-language pathology degrees to qualified students.

Maryville U also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis are $15,696, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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