Best Speech Pathology Schools Near Daytona Beach, FL (2026)

Daytona Beach, Florida has 5 accredited schools offering speech pathology programs, with tuition ranging from $3,876 to $47,830 per year for indexed programs. Daytona Beach has a population of about 75,924. Median household income is $50,130 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 25.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area, the top-earning speech pathology-related role is Speech-Language Pathologist at a median $94,950 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


Closest Speech Pathology Schools to Daytona Beach

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer speech pathology programs near Daytona Beach, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Daytona Beach 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 Florida schools on the Florida speech pathology page.


Speech Pathology Wages Near Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area (BLS area code 19660). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Speech-Language Pathologist$94,950Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$95,523
Audiologist$93,480FL statewide$94,044
Healthcare Support Worker, All Other (incl. SLP Assistants)$42,720Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$42,978

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.


Daytona Beach at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population75,924Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$50,130Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+25.7%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)99.4 (below U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited speech pathology schools are near Daytona Beach, FL?

Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering speech pathology programs near Daytona Beach. The closest is University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL (41.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Southeastern University (94.8 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying speech pathology roles near Daytona Beach?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying speech pathology-related roles near Daytona Beach are: Speech-Language Pathologist ($94,950), Audiologist ($93,480), Healthcare Support Worker, All Other (incl. SLP Assistants) ($42,720). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Ormond Beach instead of Daytona Beach?

Ormond Beach, FL is 6.9 miles from Daytona Beach 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 Daytona Beach an affordable place to study speech pathology?

Daytona Beach’s median household income of $50,130 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Daytona Beach while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida 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.