Speech Therapy Schools In Louisiana
There are 10 accredited speech therapy schools in Louisiana for faculty who teach speech therapy classes to choose from. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of speech therapy and speech therapy training in Louisiana, which includes speech therapy training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Speech Therapy
- Masters degree in Speech Therapy
- PhD degree in Speech Therapy
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Professional Trends
Louisiana Vs. National Speech Therapy Employment
| Louisiana | 5,270 |
| National | 322,680 |
Of all of the speech therapy professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Louisiana.
Employment Growth for Speech therapy professionals In Louisiana
| 3,600 | 3,920 | 4,010 | 4,450 | 1,300 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Louisiana, the field of speech therapy is shrinking. There were 2,300 less speech therapy professionals working in Louisiana in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of speech therapy professionals has shrunk by 64%. This decline is faster 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 Louisiana
| $42,310 | $45,010 | $46,620 | $51,800 | $60,780 |
| $38,658 | $41,019 | $42,185 | $43,003 | $45,617 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Speech Therapy
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of speech therapy professionals is declining, the salaries paid to speech therapy professionals are increasing in Louisiana. In 2006 speech therapy professionals made a mean salary of $42,310 per year, and in 2010 they made $60,780 per year.
Salary percentiles for Speech therapy professionals in Louisiana
10th percentile |
$40,690 |
25th percentile |
$48,020 |
50th percentile |
$55,710 |
75th percentile |
$68,830 |
90th percentile |
$92,350 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 30%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 127% 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 Louisiana.
Average Salaries for Speech therapy professionals and related professions in Louisiana
Speech Therapy |
$45,620 |
Speech therapy professionals in Louisiana earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Speech Therapy programs available for each degree type for all schools in Louisiana
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
8 |
doctor |
4 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 20 |
The number of students graduating from the 10 accredited speech therapy schools in Louisiana is increasing. In 2006, 297 students graduated from speech therapy courses in Louisiana. And in 2010, 321 students graduated.
Thus there was a 8% percent increase in the number of speech therapy school degree or certificate graduates in Louisiana. Most of these graduates, or 40%, earned a bachelor's degree in speech therapy.