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Advance Your Career With a Master of Science Degree from Thiel College
Communication is at the heart what makes us human. As a speech-language pathologist, you’ll help individuals of all ages strengthen their ability to speak, understand, swallow, and connect the world around them. It work that changes lives—and Thiel, you’ll begin that journey a personalized, immersive, highly supportive graduate experience.
We offer an accredited MS-SLP program that blends rigorous academic coursework with stimulating, hands-on clinical experiences from your first semester. Our small cohort model ensures individual mentorship, meaningful relationships, and the confidence to enter the profession fully prepared.
What Is Speech-Language Pathology?
SLPs work with clients across the lifespan—from infants to aging adults—helping them overcome challenges related to:
• Language and literacy
• Speech sound production
• Voice and fluency
• Cognitive communication
• Swallowing and feeding
• Hearing-related communication
• Medically complex communication disorders
Career Outcomes
SLPs enjoy a strong job market and competitive salaries.
• 27% industry growth projected
• $79,120 median annual salary (U.S. BLS)
practice in a wide variety of settings, including: intervention • preschools • K–12 schools • hospitals nursing • rehabilitation centers • outpatient clinics private practice • home health
WELCOME MESSAGE from PROGRAM LEADERSHIP
Welcome to Speech-Language Pathology at Thiel College
We appreciate your interest in Thiel. As demand for advanced healthcare degrees continues to rise, so does the competition.
Thiel offers a distinctly innovative program grounded in interprofessional education, early exposure to clinical training, and immersive fieldwork. You’ll learn in state-of-the-art teaching laboratories and develop confidence through patient-centered experiences in our on-campus Speech-Language Clinic and partner facilities.
Our faculty and staff are deeply committed to cultivating a supportive, diverse, and welcoming learning environment. You’ll gain the academic knowledge, clinical skills, and professional confidence needed to become a highly sought-after clinician.
We look forward to welcoming you to campus.
Tomcat Proud!
Amy Tepper, Ed.D., CCC-SLP Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Program Director for Speech-Language Pathology Office of Speech-Language Pathology
WHY THIEL
A Graduate Experience Built Around You
Thiel’s MS-SLP program emphasizes personalized learning, early clinical exposure, and whole-student support. With small cohorts, expert faculty, and a welcoming, home-like community, you’ll be known, encouraged, and prepared from the moment you arrive on campus—and competitive tuition helps to keep your degree affordable.
Why Earn Your Degree at Thiel:
• Hands-on learning from day one
• Small, close-knit cohort for individualized support
• Accelerated program that prepares you for practice in one year
• Clinical experience every semester, including on-campus and community placements
• Hybrid program model: Begin on campus, complete your externship placement, online courses anywhere in the U.S.
• State-of-the-art clinical and teaching facilities
• Engaged faculty who teach, mentor and guide your career journey
• Inclusive, supportive campus community with deep professional networks
• Graduate Assistantships: Gain valuable experience through a number of research and technology assistantships
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
The Advantages You Need — The Resources to Get
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Thiel College’s Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology is designed to prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to provide entry-level services to a wide range of clients and support their communities. Students will gain both scientific knowledge and cultural awareness related to human communication, its differences, and its disorders. Our program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Visit the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s website (www.asha.org/) for certification standards.
Career Outcomes
Graduates secure positions in school systems, hospitals, pediatric clinics, rehabilitative care, private practice and more nationwide.
Program Highlights
• 4 Semesters (1 year)
• CAA Accredited
• 100% Praxis Pass Rate
• 100% Employment Rate for recent cohorts
• Small Cohort = Personalized Mentorship
Externships & Fieldwork
Students also participate in a variety of community externships, including:
• Allegheny Health Network
• Butler Area School District
• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
• Cleveland Clinic
• HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
• St. Paul’s Senior Living
• Talach Speech Therapy, Inc.
• UPMC
This broad exposure prepares you to succeed in any clinical environment.
PROGRAM OPTIONS
Program Length Ideal For
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP)
4+1 Accelerated Pathway
(B.A./B.S. + M.S.)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Communication Sciences & Disorders
1 year 4 semesters
5 years total
39 credits typically 1 year
Students with a CSD/SpeechHearing bachelor’s degree or those who’ve completed prerequisites
First-year students or transfers who want a seamless undergraduate-tograduate path
Students with bachelor’s degrees in other fields who need prerequisites for graduate study
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Outcome Program Highlights
M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology — graduates fully prepared for ASHA certification and licensure who undergraduate-to-
B.A./B.S. + M.S. in SLP — a fast, affordable route into the profession Certificate in CSD — qualifies students to apply directly to the MS-SLP program
• CAA-accredited program
• Small, supportive cohorts
• Clinical experience every semester
• On-campus clinic + externships
• 100% Praxis pass rate
• 100% employment rate
• Foundational coursework in speech, language, hearing and swallowing
• On-campus clinical practicum
• Prepare students for MS-SLP admissions requirements
• Reserved MS-SLP cohort spot upon meeting benchmarks
• Four-year undergraduate preparation + one-year master’s curriculum
• Early academic advising and structured progression
hands-on clinical experiences prepared imagined. The support and are unmatched.”
STATE-OF-THE-ART CENTER FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE SERVICES
Where Clinical Experience meets Academic Excellence
At the Center for Speech-Language Services on the Thiel College Campus, supervised student clinicians provide free assessments, therapy, and family support for pediatric and adult clients. The Center serves the community while giving Thiel CSD and MS-SLP students valuable, oncampus clinical practicum experience across diverse populations and disorders—preparing them to enter the field with confidence.
Students use modern clinical technology to master real-world skills, including:
• Pediatric & Adult Evaluations
• Speech
• Language
• Feeding & Swallowing
• Voice
• Memory & Cognition
• Fluency
• Accent Modification
• Social Communication
• Assistive Technologies
• Hearing Screenings
Simulation training builds:
• Clinical decision-making
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Leadership
• Readiness for emergency or complex situations
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Admissions Minimum Requirements
• A bachelor’s degree
• Completion of prerequisite coursework in Communication Sciences & Disorders or equivalent
• Minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 credits of undergraduate study
How to Apply
• Submit online application via csdcas.org
• Send official transcripts
• Provide a letter of intent