Become a speech-language pathologist with Loyola Maryland’s community-centered, clinical graduate program.
As a speech-language pathologist, you will be a powerful and compassionate advocate for people with communication disorders. With our 5:1 student-to-faculty ratio, you will have unparalleled clinical faculty supervision and support at every stage, from our onsite clinic to externship placement.
With Loyola, you will graduate ready for licensure as a speech-language pathologist in just 5 semesters with guaranteed clinical placement in a growing field. Learn more about our interdisciplinary clinical experience in your first semester.
Program Overview
- Format: Full-time, in-person
- Onsite Clinic: Loyola Clinical Centers - Belvedere
- Duration: 5 Semesters
- Program Starts: Fall
- Clinical Faculty-to-Student Ratio: 5 to 1
What sets Loyola apart?
Placement coordination and support at 50+ regular partner sites & out-of-state options.
Gain onsite clinical experience at Loyola Clinical Centers – Belvedere in your first semester.
Highly structured clinical progression with a small group size.
Work with pediatric to adult clients, including rotations with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Interprofessional Assessment Clinic (IAC). Plus, gain valuable hands-on experience in Loyola’s specialized voice clinic that offers video stroboscopy and gender-affirming care.
Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Curriculum and Program
As a graduate speech-language pathology student at Loyola, you will have distinct first and second-year experiences. Academic classes are offered on Mondays and clinical experiences offered Tuesday through Friday.
Gain hands-on clinical training beginning your very first semester at Loyola. Take academic classes on Mondays and begin your clinical internship at the Loyola Clinical Center's Margaret A. McManus Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic located at Belvedere Square in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Alongside our clinicians, provide services in group or individual settings to clients of all ages, from infant-toddler to adult, with varying diagnoses in communication disorders.
- Learn in an interdisciplinary setting including speech-language pathology, audiology, psychology, and literacy.
- Additional off-site internship experience with private and public community partners and telehealth opportunities are available.
During your second year, you will expand your real-world experience, continue academic coursework, and master the clinical skills you need for postgraduate fellowship work. With substantial support from faculty, you will be placed in an off-campus externship setting with an experienced, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist and experience at least two different types of settings or client populations.
After completing the SLP master’s degree, passing the Praxis examination, and completing a Clinical Fellowship Year, graduates have fulfilled all requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence for Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP). Learn more about what it takes to launch your SLP career with Loyola.
Within the first 3 semesters, students begin gaining experience in most of ASHA's Big-Nine areas:
The Master's of Science (M.S.) education program in Speech-Language Pathology (residential) at Loyola University Maryland is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.
Apply to Loyola's Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Program
Admission Requirements
Loyola’s M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology participates in the Communication Sciences & Disorders Central Application Service (CSDCAS). Please submit your application and all required materials via CSDCAS by January 31.
Cost and Financial Aid
Loyola's Speech-Language Pathology graduate program charges a flat rate for each year in the program, as well as textbook charges, minimal clinical supply costs, and a software technology fee.
Merit-based scholarships are available to top-performing applicants and are awarded at the time of admission; no separate application process is required. Financial aid and graduate assistantships are also available.
Program Outcomes
Stand out and graduate ready for meaningful employment as a speech-language pathologist. Many of our alumni have had their clinical year fellowship confirmed well in advance of graduation – are you ready to join them?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a 15% increase in the number of speech-language pathologists by 2034, much faster growth compared to the average occupation.
Experience the Loyola Difference
A Day in the Life of a Speech-Language Pathology StudentSpeech-Language-Hearing Science students enjoy a flexible profession and benefit from Loyola’s mission-driven, community-centered work in Baltimore, and work with families, children, and seniors.
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