Your bachelor’s degree qualifies you to apply for licensure as a speech-language pathology assistant (SLP-A), depending upon your state and prepares you for your master’s degree program.
Soaring SLP Demand: Schoolkids to Seniors
Can you imagine how it feels to recover the ability to speak? To swallow? To communicate with loved ones? As a speech-language pathologist, you’re the health care hero that makes that possible for thousands of grateful patients over the course of your career. Work with infants, school-aged kids, seniors or specialize in treating specific medical conditions.
Rewarding: Personally and Financially
You’ll not only change lives for the better: you’ll also enjoy the financial stability of a specialized, in-demand profession. Federal labor experts state that the need for speech-language pathologists will grow 27% through 2028 at a “much faster than average” rate versus other occupations.
Speech-Language Pathologist: Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Programs
The Nova Southeastern University Department of Speech-Language Pathology offers you the research-based concepts and principles of speech, hearing, language and human communication disorders you seek to achieve professional success.
Help others find their voice - and discover your own true calling - by applying now.
NSU Speech-Language Pathology Programs
Speech-Language and Communication Disorders: Bachelor’s Degree
Speech-Language Pathologist: Master’s Degree
Work at leading-edge teaching hospitals or care facilities; within the K-12 school system; or in your own practice. Your nationally accredited NSU Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) qualifies you to pursue a wide range of practice choices and settings.
Speech-Language Pathologist: SLP.D.
Aspire to the highest practice levels? Your Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology’s rigorous 53-credit curriculum readies you to pursue educator, administrator and other leadership roles.
Get the NSU Edge
Nationally Accredited
The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology residential and distance education at Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, (800) 498-2071 or (301) 296-5700.
On-Campus Clinic
Get real-world experience with pediatric and adult clients at the Speech-Language Pathology Clinic on the Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus.
South Florida Trailblazers
Nova Southeastern University has the only undergraduate program in speech, language and communication disorders in South Florida.
Where Do Most SLPs Work?
Caring, Supportive Faculty
NSU purposely limits class size, so that your professors can give you the level of individualized attention students need to thrive. Our professors are all certified, experienced speech-language pathologists (CCC-SLPs) who have built a respected clinical practice track record — and it shows in their curriculum.