Communication Sciences and Disorders Major
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
BACHELOR’S IN
COMMUNICATION
SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
BACHELOR’S IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
the Gift of Expression.
Give Others the Gift of Expression.
Countless people struggle to reach their potential because of speech and language difficulties. You could turn their lives around.
As a student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program at Maryville University, you’ll get the courses and hands-on experience you need to enter the best graduate programs for Speech-Language Pathology (SLP). Speech-language pathologists help people of all ages develop or regain the ability to speak, read, write and think clearly.
Maryville’s state-of-the-art facilities offer some of the best speech and language therapy resources in the region.
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WHY MARYVILLE
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Communication disorders majors provide speech, language, voice, swallowing, hearing screenings and treatment services in state-of-the-art clinic rooms.
PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
You will work closely with students in occupational therapy, physical therapy and music therapy as well as nursing and rehabilitation counseling. This inter-professional education with its shared courses and opportunities to work side-by-side helps prepare students for real-world collaboration in healthcare.
Students have worked with companies and clinics such as:
• The Aphasia Communication Theater
• Walker Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders
• Maryville Speech and Language Clinic
FEATURED
FACULTY
Meaghan, director of the speech language pathology program, specializes in the evaluation and evidence-based practice of pediatric dysphagia, language development and disorders of children, augmentative and alternative communication, voice and fluency disorders, and special populations including: cleft lip/palate and craniofacial disorders, autism spectrum disorders. The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) selected Meaghan as an aspiring leader in speech-language pathology, to be a part of the first Faculty Development Institute (AFDI).
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PROGRAM DETAILS
ONLINE COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS PROGRAM
THE BIG PICTURE
Along with health concerns of the aging Baby Boomer population, schools are becoming more aware of language disorders in young people, so the need for speech-language pathologists is also on the rise. In fact, it’s one of the fastest-growing professions in the healthcare industry.
SALARY
TOP 10%
$120,060
MEDIAN
$77,510
JOB GROWTH
18%
ESTIMATED
through 2026
25,900 NEW JOBS THROUGH 2026
LARGEST EMPLOYERS
*Data on this page provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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