Speech Therapy Schools In Illinois
Illinois has 14 accredited speech therapy schools where speech therapy faculty who teach speech therapy classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the speech therapy academic community in Illinois, and the future trends in speech therapy training at the following levels:
- Speech Therapy Certificate
- Associates degree in Speech Therapy
- Bachelors degree in Speech Therapy
- Masters degree in Speech Therapy
- PhD degree in Speech Therapy
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Professional Trends
Illinois Vs. National Speech Therapy Employment
| Illinois | 19,800 |
| National | 322,680 |
Approximately 6% of the country's speech therapy professionals work in Illinois state.
Employment Growth for Speech therapy professionals In Illinois
| 16,740 | 19,330 | 20,930 | 20,330 | 6,990 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of speech therapy professionals is shrinking in Illinois. In Illinois, 9,750 less speech therapy professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of speech therapy professionals has shrunk by 58%. This decline is slower than the change in the number of speech therapy professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of speech therapy professionals has shrunk by 62% from 2006 to 2010.
Speech Therapy VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois
| $43,247 | $46,723 | $47,940 | $48,257 | $68,050 |
| $46,261 | $48,114 | $49,602 | $50,552 | $51,250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Speech Therapy
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by speech therapy professionals is increasing in Illinois. In 2006 speech therapy professionals made a mean salary of $43,247 per year, and in 2010 they made $68,050 per year.
Salary percentiles for Speech therapy professionals in Illinois
10th percentile |
$37,030 |
25th percentile |
$48,860 |
50th percentile |
$65,370 |
75th percentile |
$82,900 |
90th percentile |
$102,740 |
Thus, speech therapy professionals' salaries grew by 36% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Illinois state, within the field of speech therapy, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid speech therapy professionals earn 177% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Speech therapy professionals and related professions in Illinois
Speech Therapy |
$49,660 |
In Illinois, 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 Illinois
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
13 |
master |
13 |
doctor |
8 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 36 |
The number of students graduating from the 14 accredited speech therapy schools in Illinois is increasing. In 2006, 695 students graduated from speech therapy courses in Illinois. And in 2010, 787 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of speech therapy school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois by 13%. A majority of these graduates, or 36%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in speech therapy.