Speech Therapy Schools In New Mexico
There are 2 accredited speech therapy schools in New Mexico for faculty who teach speech therapy classes to choose from. The trends in New Mexico'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:
- Bachelors degree in Speech Therapy
- Masters degree in Speech Therapy
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Statistics
Professional Trends
New Mexico Vs. National Speech Therapy Employment
| New Mexico | 2,300 |
| National | 322,680 |
Approximately 1% of the country's speech therapy professionals work in New Mexico state.
Employment Growth for Speech therapy professionals In New Mexico
| 2,490 | 2,460 | 2,370 | 2,540 | 1,030 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of speech therapy professionals is shrinking in New Mexico. 1,460 less speech therapy professionals were working in New Mexico in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of speech therapy professionals has shrunk by 59%. 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 New Mexico
| $43,660 | $44,743 | $46,220 | $47,310 | $68,390 |
| $40,511 | $43,009 | $44,801 | $46,220 | $46,794 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Speech Therapy
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by speech therapy professionals is increasing in New Mexico. The mean salary for speech therapy professionals in 2006 was $43,660 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $68,390 per year.
Salary percentiles for Speech therapy professionals in New Mexico
10th percentile |
$43,190 |
25th percentile |
$53,880 |
50th percentile |
$65,830 |
75th percentile |
$83,410 |
90th percentile |
$102,880 |
Thus, speech therapy professionals' salaries grew by 36% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In New Mexico state, within the field of speech therapy, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid speech therapy professionals earn 138% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Speech therapy professionals and related professions in New Mexico
Speech Therapy |
$49,603 |
Speech therapy professionals in New Mexico earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Speech Therapy programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Mexico
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 4 |
As the number of speech therapy professionals is decreasing in New Mexico state, the number of students graduating from the 2 accredited speech therapy schools in New Mexico state is decreasing. In New Mexico, there were 66 graduates in 2006. And there were 63 graduates from speech therapy courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of speech therapy school degree or certificate graduates in New Mexico by 5%. A majority of these graduates, or 50%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in speech therapy.