Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at James Madison University

What traits are you looking for in a speech-language pathology school? To help you decide if James Madison University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's speech-language pathology program.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students received a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology from JMU.

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.

JMU Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Degrees Available

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

JMU Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the speech-language pathology progam at JMU 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 JMU 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
Most Popular Speech-Language Pathology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Speech-Language Pathology Schools	4
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Speech-Language Pathology Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Speech-Language Pathology Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Speech-Language Pathology Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
	7
Best Speech-Language Pathology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused Speech-Language Pathology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Degree Schools	20
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
	36
Best Speech-Language Pathology Schools	38
	53
Most Focused Speech-Language Pathology Schools	54
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools	96
Most Focused Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Degree Schools	112

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in speech-language pathology from JMU. This makes it the #84 most popular school for speech-language pathology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in speech-language pathology, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech-Language Pathology Student Demographics at JMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the speech-language pathology majors at James Madison University.

JMU Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology from JMU. About 4% were men and 96% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology at JMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	78
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

JMU Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Program

Of the 25 speech-language pathology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from JMU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a speech-language pathology master's degree from JMU, 96% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

JMU also has a doctoral program available in speech-language pathology. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Audiology/Audiologist

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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Speech-Language Pathologists	3,160	$86,090

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 Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.