Best Speech Pathology Schools Near Daly City, CA (2026)

Daly City, California has 7 accredited schools offering speech pathology programs, with tuition ranging from $1,180 to $57,080 per year for indexed programs. Daly City has a population of about 102,560. Median household income is $119,570 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 38.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, the top-earning speech pathology-related role is Audiologist at a median $132,390 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


Closest Speech Pathology Schools to Daly City

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer speech pathology programs near Daly City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Daly City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California speech pathology page.


Speech Pathology Wages Near Daly City

Daly City is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area (BLS area code 41860). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Speech-Language Pathologist$130,850San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$113,192
Audiologist$132,390San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$114,524
Healthcare Support Worker, All Other (incl. SLP Assistants)$66,520San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$57,543

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.


Daly City at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population102,560Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$119,570Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+38.0%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)115.6 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited speech pathology schools are near Daly City, CA?

Our directory has 7 accredited schools offering speech pathology programs near Daly City. The closest is San Francisco State University in San Francisco, CA (2.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is American River College (90.2 miles). 7 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying speech pathology roles near Daly City?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying speech pathology-related roles near Daly City are: Audiologist ($132,390), Speech-Language Pathologist ($130,850), Healthcare Support Worker, All Other (incl. SLP Assistants) ($66,520). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in South San Francisco instead of Daly City?

South San Francisco, CA is 3.5 miles from Daly City and has its own set of local speech pathology programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Is Daly City an affordable place to study speech pathology?

Daly City’s median household income of $119,570 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Daly City while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.


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Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.