Best Speech Pathology Schools Near Louisville, KY (2026)

Updated August 11, 2026 BLS data College Scorecard On this page

Louisville, Kentucky has 8 accredited schools offering speech pathology programs, with tuition ranging from $7,200 to $41,891 per year for indexed programs. Louisville has a population of about 1,003,412. In the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, the top-earning speech pathology-related role is Speech-Language Pathologist at a median $103,420 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Speech Pathology Schools to Louisville

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

Speech Pathology Wages Near Louisville

Louisville is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area (BLS area code 31140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kentucky statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Speech-Language Pathologist$103,420Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$111,085
Audiologist$80,960Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$86,960
Healthcare Support Worker, All Other (incl. SLP Assistants)$52,440Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$56,327

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.

Louisville at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Regional Price Parity (US=100)93.1 (below U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited speech pathology schools are near Louisville, KY?

Our directory has 8 accredited schools offering speech pathology programs near Louisville. The closest is University of Louisville in Louisville, KY (7.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College (99.9 miles). 8 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying speech pathology roles near Louisville?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying speech pathology-related roles near Louisville are: Speech-Language Pathologist ($103,420), Audiologist ($80,960), Healthcare Support Worker, All Other (incl. SLP Assistants) ($52,440). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kentucky statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Jeffersontown instead of Louisville?

Jeffersontown, KY is 5.1 miles from Louisville 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.

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.

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