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Delaware Valley University's M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology Receives Pre-Accreditation

by Nicole McMahon

Doylestown, PA (10/24/2022) — The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology {distance education} at Delaware Valley University (DelVal) is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. Candidacy is a "preaccreditation" status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of 5 years.

About DelVal's M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology

DelVal's speech-language pathology master's program prepares students to become highly competent professionals who can help people with a range of issues. Through the speech-language pathology master's courses, students gain fundamental knowledge of anatomical and physiological functions affecting speech, language, and hearing. They also gain hands-on experience through clinical placements with community partners. Through clinical experiences, students learn to screen for, diagnose, and develop interventions to treat speech and language disorders.

Speech-language pathologists work in a variety of settings from hospitals to outpatient clinics to rehabilitation facilities. Students of DelVal's speech-language pathology master's program can work with people of all ages, from young children to senior citizens, who have a broad spectrum of speech, language, and related conditions.

The median speech-language pathologist salary was more than $80,000 in 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The speech-language master's program at DelVal prepares students for a rewarding career where their skills will be in demand.

Learn more about DelVal's M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology by clicking here.

About Delaware Valley University

Delaware Valley University is a private, comprehensive, nonprofit university educating students with a curriculum that emphasizes and requires experiential learning. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia, the University offers more than 25 undergraduate majors in life and physical sciences, business, the humanities, and agricultural and environmental sciences; nine master's degrees; and a doctorate in education. Founded in 1896, DelVal has been cited by the National Society for Experiential Education as having the country's top experiential learning program, by Princeton Review as one of the best colleges in the Northeast, and by College Factual as having one of the top 20 animal science programs in the country.

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Nicole McMahon (215) 489 2312, nicole.mcmahon@delval.edu

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