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Best Master's in Speech and Language Impairment Education Programs by Degrees Awarded

Edited by Zoe MacDougall, BS in Psychology

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Ranked by the number of master's degrees awarded each year, the most established programs. The top 4 out of 4 programs reviewed from the IPEDS database.

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    CUNY Lehman College

    Bronx, NYPublic

    • 49Master's/yr
    • $96,900Metro teacher pay
    • Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology with TSSLD certification
    • On-campus
    About the program

    Lehman College offers a Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology that pairs the clinical degree with New York State Teacher of Students with Speech-Language Disabilities (TSSLD) certification, the credential required for speech-language pathologists working in New York schools, preschools, and clinics that provide IEP services. The M.A. program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of ASHA, while the TSSLD component is a state-registered teacher certification program delivered online during winter and summer sessions with a required school externship. Candidates complete at least 150 clinical hours with school-age students spanning early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence, plus four mandatory training modules covering child abuse identification, school violence prevention, autism, and DASA. The 63-credit sequence, along with a CFY or CCC-SLP credential and the state EAS exam, positions graduates specifically for school-based practice. Its dual clinical and educational focus reads as a program built for those who intend to serve students in New York's public schools. It is a master's degree in speech and language impairment education at the master's level, based in New York.

    Why it ranks here

    Master's programs are judged differently here. Undergraduate stats do not apply, so the ranking looks at whether the program is established, the pay its graduates walk into locally, and how the university stands behind it. On the first, it is clearly established, turning out 49 master's degrees a year, a steady if smaller cohort. Its graduates step into New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, where elementary teachers earn a median $96,900, roughly $86,085 once local cost of living is factored in, a real-world read on what the credential is worth in that market.

    Area teacher pay: Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025, adjusted for local cost of living via U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities. A location figure, not this program's graduate earnings.

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  2. 2

    Syracuse University

    Syracuse, NYPrivate nonprofit

    • 28Master's/yr
    • $78,560Metro teacher pay
    • Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
    • On-campus
    About the program

    Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences offers a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, a residential program that carries graduates toward full clinical certification and school-based practice. Communication sciences majors move through a minimum of four full-time semesters plus a summer, while students entering from other backgrounds complete additional leveling coursework across seven semesters, a structure that welcomes career-changers without shortchanging clinical depth. Practicum is woven throughout, beginning in the on-campus Gebbie Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic and extending to off-site placements that broaden the range of clients and settings. Completion meets ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence requirements, qualifies graduates for New York State SLP licensure, and enables certification as a Teacher of Students with Speech-Language Disabilities. Accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of ASHA, the program prepares clinicians equally for medical and educational careers. This program offers a master's degree in speech and language impairment education in New York.

    Why it ranks here

    A master's degree earns its rank on program-appropriate signals, not undergraduate ones: established scale, local teacher pay, and institutional strength. On the first, it is clearly established, turning out 28 master's degrees a year, a steady if smaller cohort. Its graduates step into Syracuse, NY, where elementary teachers earn a median $78,560, roughly $82,054 once local cost of living is factored in, a real-world read on what the credential is worth in that market.

    Area teacher pay: Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025, adjusted for local cost of living via U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities. A location figure, not this program's graduate earnings.

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  3. 3

    University of Nebraska at Omaha

    Omaha, NEPublic

    • 21Master's/yr
    • $62,670Metro teacher pay
    • Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
    • On-campus
    About the program

    The University of Nebraska Omaha offers a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, a full-time on-campus program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA, with its next accreditation review scheduled for 2028. The five-semester, roughly 20-month sequence carries 41 graduate credit hours and interleaves coursework with supervised clinical practice across an onsite clinic, community schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and other community-based settings. That breadth of placements gives graduates hands-on experience with clients of every age and need, preparing them for ASHA certification as a CCC-SLP, Nebraska state licensure, and the Nebraska Department of Education Speech-Language Pathology teaching endorsement. The intensive full-time structure and layered clinical rotations mark a program designed to move students efficiently from classroom into professional practice. Its multiple credential outcomes open both clinical and school-based career paths. As a master's degree in speech and language impairment education, it adds to the master's-level speech and language impairment education options in Nebraska.

    Why it ranks here

    A master's degree earns its rank on program-appropriate signals, not undergraduate ones: established scale, local teacher pay, and institutional strength. On the first, it is clearly established, turning out 21 master's degrees a year, a steady if smaller cohort. Its graduates step into Omaha, NE-IA, where elementary teachers earn a median $62,670, roughly $68,186 once local cost of living is factored in, a real-world read on what the credential is worth in that market.

    Area teacher pay: Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025, adjusted for local cost of living via U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities. A location figure, not this program's graduate earnings.

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    Ithaca College

    Ithaca, NYPrivate nonprofit

    • 8Master's/yr
    • $63,610Metro teacher pay
    • Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology with Teacher Certification
    • On-campus
    About the program

    Ithaca College offers a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology with Teacher Certification, a full-time residential program built for students who want to practice across both schools and clinics. Structured as a five-semester sequence completed within two years of matriculation, its single track pairs clinical SLP preparation with at least one externship in an educational setting, a full-semester capstone externship, and a comprehensive exam. That embedded school placement signals a deliberate dual orientation, readying graduates for medical and educational settings alike. Completion opens eligibility for the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, New York State SLP licensure, and initial New York State teaching certification. Accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA, the program reads as a route for clinicians who intend to serve children in schools. This program offers a master's degree in speech and language impairment education in New York.

    Why it ranks here

    Master's programs are judged differently here. Undergraduate stats do not apply, so the ranking looks at whether the program is established, the pay its graduates walk into locally, and how the university stands behind it. On the first, it is clearly established, turning out 8 master's degrees a year, a steady if smaller cohort. Its graduates step into Ithaca, NY, where elementary teachers earn a median $63,610, roughly $61,568 once local cost of living is factored in, a real-world read on what the credential is worth in that market.

    Area teacher pay: Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025, adjusted for local cost of living via U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities. A location figure, not this program's graduate earnings.

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