Speech Therapy Schools In Texas

Texas has 20 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 Texas, and the future trends in speech therapy training at the following levels:

Associates degree in Speech Therapy
Bachelors degree in Speech Therapy
Masters degree in Speech Therapy
PhD degree in Speech Therapy

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Texas Vs. National Speech Therapy Employment

Texas	21,730
National	322,680

Approximately 9% of the country's speech therapy professionals work in Texas state.

Employment Growth for Speech therapy professionals In Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
17,040	19,500	20,290	21,500	10,350

Yellow: Actual Values

In Texas, speech therapy is a shrinking field. In Texas, 6,690 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 39%. 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 Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$43,580	$46,043	$46,393	$49,413	$67,160
$42,701	$44,703	$45,514	$47,910	$49,136

Light Blue: Speech Therapy
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Texas, as the number of speech therapy professionals is declining, the salaries earned by speech therapy professionals are increasing. The mean salary for speech therapy professionals in 2006 was $43,580 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $67,160 per year.

Salary percentiles for Speech therapy professionals in Texas

10th percentile	$44,500
25th percentile	$51,870
50th percentile	$61,750
75th percentile	$75,620
90th percentile	$95,000

Thus, speech therapy professionals' salaries grew by 35% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 113% 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 Texas.

Average Salaries for Speech therapy professionals and related professions in Texas

Speech Therapy

$49,580

Speech therapy professionals in Texas earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Speech Therapy programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas

associate	1
bachelor	21
master	19
doctor	7
Certificate	0
Total	48

The number of students graduating from the 20 accredited speech therapy schools in Texas is increasing. In 2006, 1,051 students graduated from speech therapy courses in Texas. And in 2010, 1,152 students graduated.

There was an increase in the number of speech therapy school degree or certificate graduates in Texas by 10%. 44% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in speech therapy.

Speech Therapy Faculty Salaries in Texas

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