Speech Pathology Grad School Programs

Northwestern University

• Northwestern University, near Chicago, Illinois, offers an M.A. in Speech and Language Pathology and a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In addition to courses and clinical work at the Evanston campus, clinical rotations are offered throughout the greater Chicago community. Degrees offer options for specialization in early childhood intervention and elementary education.

  Northwestern University School of Communication
  The Roxely and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  Frances Searle Building
  2240 Campus Drive
  Evanston, IL 60208
  847-491-4975
  communication.northwestern.edu/

Ohio State University

• Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, offers M.A and Ph.D. degrees in Speech-Language Pathology as well as a joint M.A./Ph.D. program. U.S. News and World Report ranks Ohio State University's Speech and Hearing Science department in the top 15 programs in the United States. The M.A. program is geared toward practical training in pursuit of AHSA and state of Ohio professional licensure, while the Ph.D. allows for greater flexibility in clinical and theoretical research.

  The Ohio State University
  Department of Speech and Hearing Science
  110 Pressey Hall, 1070 Carmack Road
  Columbus, OH 43210
  614-292-8207
  sphs.osu.edu/index.html

San Jose State University

• San Jose State University, California, offers an M.Ed. degree in Speech-Language Pathology, as well as an extended M.Ed. degree that includes prerequisites for students applying without an undergraduate degree in speech pathology or audiology. The M.Ed. degree includes student teaching opportunities in addition to clinical practica in hospital settings.

  Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
  Connie L. Lurie College of Education
  San Jose State University
  One Washington Square
  San Jose, CA 95192-0079
  408-924-3688
  sjsu.edu/CDs/

University at Buffalo

• The University at Buffalo, New York, offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Communicative Disorders and Sciences with a specialty in Speech-Language Pathology. The department offers M.A. students two eight-week externship experiences at local clinics, schools, and hospitals, as well as research assistantships with faculty and at the university speech-pathology clinic.

  University at Buffalo
  Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
  122 Cary Hall
  Buffalo, NY 14214
  716-829-2797
  cdswebserver.med.buffalo.edu/drupal/