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CIP 51.0203 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.

A program that prepares individuals to evaluate the speaking, language interpretation, and related physiological and cognitive capabilities of children and/or adults and develop treatment and rehabilitative solutions in consultation with clinicians and educators. Includes instruction in the anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing, biomechanics of swallowing and vocal articulation, communications disorders, psychology of auditory function and cognitive communication, language assessment and diagnostic techniques, and rehabilitative and management therapies.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0203. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years12
2025Associate degree724
2025Bachelor degree501,272
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate880
2025Master degree1605,584
2025Post-master certificate444
2025Doctorate — research11118
2025Doctorate — professional practice315
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year3118
2024Certificate 1–2 years12
2024Associate degree730
2024Bachelor degree501,431
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate1093
2024Master degree1565,463
2024Post-master certificate19
2024Doctorate — research950
2024Doctorate — professional practice28
2024Doctorate — other151
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year475
2023Certificate 1–2 years25
2023Associate degree635
2023Bachelor degree501,444
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate784
2023Master degree1455,059
2023Post-master certificate123
2023Doctorate — research747
2023Doctorate — professional practice27
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year270
2022Certificate 1–2 years29
2022Associate degree634
2022Bachelor degree511,452
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate7116
2022Master degree1334,762
2022Post-master certificate119
2022Doctorate — research952
2022Doctorate — professional practice212
2022Doctorate — other135
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year282
2021Certificate 1–2 years12
2021Associate degree725
2021Bachelor degree481,319
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate675
2021Master degree1284,281
2021Post-master certificate119
2021Doctorate — research845
2021Doctorate — professional practice29
2021Doctorate — other128
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1103
2020Certificate 1–2 years13
2020Associate degree625
2020Bachelor degree491,409
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate463
2020Master degree1254,166
2020Doctorate — research946
2020Doctorate — professional practice39
2020Doctorate — other146
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1103

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.0203 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

203 institutions

Related fields

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. ↗

Health and Wellness, General. ↗

Chiropractic. ↗

Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. ↗

Audiology/Audiologist. ↗

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. ↗