Speech Therapy Schools In Connecticut
Connecticut has 3 accredited speech therapy schools where speech therapy faculty who teach speech therapy classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of speech therapy and speech therapy training in Connecticut, which includes speech therapy training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Speech Therapy
- Bachelors degree in Speech Therapy
- Masters degree in Speech Therapy
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Professional Trends
Connecticut Vs. National Speech Therapy Employment
| Connecticut | 4,570 |
| National | 322,680 |
Of all of the speech therapy professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Connecticut.
Employment Growth for Speech therapy professionals In Connecticut
| 3,900 | 3,950 | 3,730 | 3,840 | 1,510 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Connecticut, speech therapy is a shrinking field. There were 2,390 less speech therapy professionals working in Connecticut in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Connecticut, this field has shrunk by 61% in four years. This decline is slower than the national trend for speech therapy professionals which shows a 62% decrease in the number of speech therapy professionals working around the nation.
Speech Therapy VS. All Professions salaries in Connecticut
| $54,717 | $57,970 | $61,947 | $59,713 | $77,920 |
| $49,084 | $50,735 | $51,943 | $53,614 | $54,947 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Speech Therapy
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to speech therapy professionals are growing in Connecticut. The mean salary for speech therapy professionals in 2006 was $54,717 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $77,920 per year.
Salary percentiles for Speech therapy professionals in Connecticut
10th percentile |
$52,120 |
25th percentile |
$64,230 |
50th percentile |
$77,800 |
75th percentile |
$91,160 |
90th percentile |
$106,530 |
Thus, speech therapy professionals' salaries grew by 30% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of speech therapy, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid speech therapy professionals earning 104% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Connecticut state.
Average Salaries for Speech therapy professionals and related professions in Connecticut
Speech Therapy |
$56,047 |
In Connecticut, speech therapy professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Speech Therapy programs available for each degree type for all schools in Connecticut
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 6 |
As the number of speech therapy professionals is decreasing in Connecticut state, the number of students graduating from the 3 accredited speech therapy schools in Connecticut state is decreasing. In Connecticut, there were 77 graduates in 2006. And there were 38 graduates from speech therapy courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 51% percent decrease in the number of speech therapy school degree or certificate graduates in Connecticut. Most of these graduates, or 33%, earned an doctor's degree in speech therapy.