Overview

About Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Saint Louis University

SLU's Master of Science in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences program is six semesters, including two summers. Students begin in the summer.

All graduate students must complete 61 credits, including a required clinical practicum each term. Research students will also complete a thesis for six elective credits.

Students must enroll in five terms (semester or summer) of graduate course credit clinical practicum during their study. Additionally, six credits of off-campus clinical practice are completed during the last semester of study.

Careers

Graduates have gone on to careers at public and private schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, home health agencies, clinics, private practices and universities. Speech-language pathology is rated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as one of the fastest-growing professions in the country — it’s predicted to grow 25% by 2029. The median annual salary for a speech-language pathologist in 2020 was $80,480.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Clinical Practicum Lecture

Student Teaching in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Research for the Clinician

Speech Sound Disorders in Children

Social Communication Development and Disorders

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-21 00:00:00

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Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

58 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Saint Louis, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application through CSDCAS. (The SLU CSDCAS code is 4621)

Three letters of recommendation

Résumé

Professional goal statement

Applicants must possess a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and 3.0 GPA in the major

Visit (encouraged)

Proof of financial support

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27160 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27160 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

27160 USD / year

≈ 27160 USD / year

Additional Details

1st Year Fall/Spring: $13,311

2nd Year Fall: $12,361

2nd Year Spring: $5,705

Living costs

Saint Louis

United States

1015 - 1530 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

About Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Saint Louis University

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Additional Details

Living costs

Saint Louis

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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