Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at California State University - San Marcos

If you are interested in studying speech-language pathology/pathologist, you may want to check out the program at California State University - San Marcos. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. Of the 362 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - San Marcos in 2021, 68 of them were speech-language pathology/pathologist majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist section at the bottom of this page.

CSUSM Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

CSUSM Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the speech-language pathology progam at CSUSM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The speech-language pathology major at CSUSM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	2
Most Popular Speech-Language Pathology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	3
Best Speech-Language Pathology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
	4
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Speech-Language Pathology Schools	8
Most Focused Speech-Language Pathology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Best Speech-Language Pathology Schools	20
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools	24
Best Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Speech-Language Pathology Schools	49
Most Focused Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Degree Schools	75

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in speech-language pathology from CSUSM. This makes it the #36 most popular school for speech-language pathology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Speech-Language Pathology Student Demographics at CSUSM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech-language pathology majors at California State University - San Marcos.

CSUSM Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in speech-language pathology from CSUSM in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women. The typical speech-language pathology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its speech-language pathology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - San Marcos with a bachelor's in speech-language pathology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

CSUSM Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Program

The speech-language pathology program at CSUSM awarded 37 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in speech-language pathology each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the speech-language pathology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - San Marcos with a master's in speech-language pathology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSUSM also has a doctoral program available in speech-language pathology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Communication Sciences & Disorders

Careers That Speech-Language Pathology Grads May Go Into

A degree in speech-language pathology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - San Marcos.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Speech-Language Pathologists	13,220	$93,510
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eamuscatuli under License

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