The University of Iowa is considered one of the best speech pathology schools in the United States. This public university, in Iowa City, enrolled approximately 30,300 students in 2011. Its department of communication sciences and disorders offers undergraduate and graduate programs in speech pathology, including a bachelor's degree in speech and hearing science, a master's degree in speech-language pathology, and a clinical doctorate in audiology.
Northwestern University is a private university located in Evanston, Illinois. It enrolled approximately 20,000 students in 2011. The university's school of communication offers a master of arts in speech and language pathology. Coursework includes the development and disorders of swallowing, voice articulation, phonology, fluency, neurological substrates, language and literacy.
Purdue University is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. It enrolled almost 40,000 students in total in 2011. Other campuses of this publicly-sponsored university are located in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Westville, and Hammond. A speech language pathology program is offered by the school's speech, language, and hearing sciences. To be admitted to this program, an applicant must have an undergraduate degree in any major, although a degree in communication disorders is preferred.
The University of Wisconsin is a public university located in Madison, Wisconsin, and had approximately 42,100 total students in 2011. The university's department of communicative disorders offers a master of science program in speech-language pathology. This 36-credit program covers courses on neural mechanisms of speech, hearing and language, language and learning disorders of children, acquired language and cognitive, motor speech disorders, management and assessment of voice disorders, and capstone courses.