Located in New York City's Borough of Manhattan, New York University is a private, nonsectarian institution with more than 43,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The college received the 33rd-place ranking among all universities in the United States from "U.S. News & World Report" in the Best Colleges 2011 rankings. The college grants a Master of Science in communicative sciences and disorders for would-be speech pathologists.
Required courses for the program include speech science instrumentation, production and development of speech and therapeutic techniques and intervention. The program also includes course work in motor-speech, adult language, pediatric, fluency and voice disorders. Students also participate in two on-campus and three off-campus clinical internships. To complete the program, students must pass a comprehensive examination or complete a research thesis.
New York University
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
212-998-4500
nyu.edu
Home to more than 42,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the University of Washington is a public institution in Seattle. "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the college 41st among all universities in the United States in its Best Colleges 2011 ratings. The college offers a two-year Master of Science program in medical speech-language pathology.
Among the courses required for the degree are assessment and treatment of children from birth to age 4 years, childhood speech disorders, neural basis of speech, augmentative communication, research methods and pediatric dysgraphia. Students complete 10 on-campus clinical rotations and four off-campus placements as a part of the curriculum. Either the completion of a comprehensive examination or a thesis paper is mandatory for graduation.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-9686
washington.edu
Situated 12 miles from Chicago in the suburban community of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private, nonsectarian institution with an enrollment of more than 18,800 undergraduate and graduate students. The college received the 12th-place ranking among all U.S. universities in the Best Colleges 2011 rankings from "U.S. News & World Report." The college's Master of Arts in speech and language pathology program boasts a 100-percent job placement rate among its students within three months of graduation.
Students who have a bachelor's degree in speech pathology or a related area typically require eight to nine semesters to complete the program, while those with a degree in an unrelated field usually spend 11 to 12 semesters in the program. All students select one of three specialties in which to concentrate: early intervention, school-age children or neurogenic disorders. Eight clinical internships are among the requirements for the program. All students take comprehensive examinations at the end of their first year in the program.
Northwestern University
633 Clark Street
Evanston, IL 60208
847-491-7271
northwestern.edu