Speech Therapy Schools
In Lafayette, Louisiana

Speech Therapy faculty can choose to work at only one speech therapy school in Lafayette. The trends in Lafayette's speech therapy academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes speech therapy training at the following levels:

  • Bachelors degree in Speech Therapy
  • Masters degree in Speech Therapy
  • PhD degree in Speech Therapy

Statistics

Professional Trends

Lafayette Vs. Louisiana Speech Therapy Employment

Lafayette 40
Louisiana 5,270

Exactly 40 of the 1,300 speech therapy professionals employed in Louisiana, work in Lafayette. There has been a 87% decline in the number of speech therapy professionals in Lafayette between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of speech therapy professionals in Lafayette has decreased, overall employment in Lafayette has also decreased.

Lafayette Vs. Louisiana Speech Therapy employment growth

3,600 3,920 4,010 4,450 1,300
310 230 210 230 40
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Grey: Louisiana
  • Dark Yellow: Lafayette

Speech Therapy VS. All professions salaries in Lafayette

$36,485 $36,145 $37,145 $42,700 $69,070
$32,480 $34,490 $35,620 $36,300 $37,170
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Speech Therapy in Lafayette
  • Dark Yellow: All Professions in Lafayette

As the number of speech therapy professionals in Lafayette has shrunk, salaries for speech therapy professionals have increased. Lafayette speech therapy professionals made $69,070 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for speech therapy professionals in Lafayette was $36,485 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Lafayette.

Salary percentiles for Speech therapy professionals in Lafayette

10th percentile		 $44,830
25th percentile		 $54,840
50th percentile		 $66,670
75th percentile		 $77,290
90th percentile		 $105,210

Speech therapy professionals in Lafayette earn a median salary of $66,670 per year. The 10% of speech therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $44,830 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 135% higher salaries.

Average Salaries for Speech therapy professionals and related professions in Lafayette

Speech Therapy		 $69,070

On average speech therapy professional salaries in Lafayette are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Speech Therapy schools in Lafayette

1

There is only one accredited speech therapy school in the city. Many of Lafayette's speech therapy professionals are graduates of this school.

Speech Therapy Programs Offered In Lafayette

associate		 0
bachelor		 1
master		 1
doctor		 1
Certificate		 0
Total3

Lafayette's speech therapy schools offer 3 speech therapy degree and certificate programs.

Student Completed Speech Therapy Degrees In Lafayette

associate		 0
bachelor		 46
master		 20
doctor		 2
Certificate		 0
Total68

In 2010 approximately 68 students graduated from speech therapy courses.

Speech Therapy Faculty Salaries in Lafayette, Louisiana

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