Speech Therapy Schools In Kentucky
Kentucky has 5 accredited speech therapy schools where speech therapy faculty who teach speech therapy classes can find employment. The trends in Kentucky's speech therapy academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in speech therapy includes speech therapy training at the following levels:
- Speech Therapy Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Speech Therapy
- Masters degree in Speech Therapy
- PhD degree in Speech Therapy
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Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National Speech Therapy Employment
| Kentucky | 5,130 |
| National | 322,680 |
Of all of the speech therapy professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Kentucky.
Employment Growth for Speech therapy professionals In Kentucky
| 4,690 | 4,600 | 4,510 | 4,700 | 1,800 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Speech Therapy is a shrinking field in Kentucky. In 2010 there were 2,890 less speech therapy professionals working in Kentucky than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of speech therapy has shrunk by 62% in Kentucky. This is slower than the trend for speech therapy professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of speech therapy professionals has shrunk by 62% between 2006 and 2010.
Speech Therapy VS. All Professions salaries in Kentucky
| $45,073 | $49,353 | $52,000 | $53,807 | $63,140 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Speech Therapy
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to speech therapy professionals are growing in Kentucky. The mean salary for speech therapy professionals in 2006 was $45,073 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $63,140 per year.
Salary percentiles for Speech therapy professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$43,290 |
25th percentile |
$49,590 |
50th percentile |
$58,140 |
75th percentile |
$72,610 |
90th percentile |
$90,390 |
Thus, there was a 29% growth in speech therapy professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 109% pay differential between the highest paid speech therapy professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of speech therapy in Kentucky.
Average Salaries for Speech therapy professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Speech Therapy |
$54,770 |
Speech therapy professionals in Kentucky earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Speech Therapy programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kentucky
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 10 |
The number of students graduating from the 5 accredited speech therapy schools in Kentucky is increasing. In 2006 there were 217 speech therapy graduates from speech therapy courses in Kentucky and in 2010 there were 228 graduates.
This represents a 5% increase in the number of speech therapy degree or certificate school graduates in Kentucky state. Most of these graduates, or 40%, earned a bachelor's degree in speech therapy.