Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year.

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.

KU Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Degrees Available

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

KU Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Rankings

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.

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 KU

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

KU Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Program

Of the 41 speech-language pathology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from KU, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a speech-language pathology master's degree from KU, 76% 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 University of Kansas with a master's in speech-language pathology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services
• Audiology/Audiologist
• 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,360	$70,280
Health Specialties Professors	380	$84,400

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.