Speech Therapy Schools In Virginia
There are 6 accredited speech therapy schools in Virginia for faculty who teach speech therapy classes to choose from. The trends in Virginia'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
- PhD degree in Speech Therapy
Statistics
Professional Trends
Virginia Vs. National Speech Therapy Employment
| Virginia | 2,690 |
| National | 112,530 |
Of all of the speech therapy professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Virginia.
Employment Growth for Speech therapy professionals In Virginia
| 6,220 | 6,740 | 7,560 | 7,740 | 2,690 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Virginia, speech therapy is a shrinking field. In Virginia, 3,530 less speech therapy professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of speech therapy has shrunk by 57% in Virginia. 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 Virginia
| $49,093 | $51,237 | $51,090 | $52,433 | $73,870 |
| $46,318 | $48,287 | $49,095 | $50,643 | $51,501 |
| 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 Virginia. Speech therapy professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $49,093 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $73,870 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Speech therapy professionals in Virginia
10th percentile |
$45,460 |
25th percentile |
$57,500 |
50th percentile |
$73,270 |
75th percentile |
$89,960 |
90th percentile |
$106,650 |
Thus, there was a 34% growth in speech therapy professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Virginia state, within the field of speech therapy, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid speech therapy professionals earn 135% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Speech therapy professionals and related professions in Virginia
Speech Therapy |
$73,870 |
In Virginia, speech therapy professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Speech Therapy programs available for each degree type for all schools in Virginia
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
7 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 15 |
The number of students graduating from the 6 accredited speech therapy schools in Virginia is increasing. In 2006 there were 246 speech therapy graduates from speech therapy courses in Virginia and in 2010 there were 318 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of speech therapy school degree or certificate graduates in Virginia by 29%. A majority of these graduates, or 47%, graduated with a master's degree in speech therapy.