{"id":13555,"date":"2026-05-04T10:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/?post_type=campus_story&p=13555"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:15:15","slug":"uw-eau-claire-maintains-top-100-speech-language-pathology-graduate-program","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-eau-claire-maintains-top-100-speech-language-pathology-graduate-program\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Eau Claire maintains top 100 speech-language pathology graduate program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mayo Health System medical professional, speech language therapist, Thomas Sather, discussed the human brain using anatomage technology with honors students during an honors class. Sather’s is also an associate professor in the Communication and Sciences Disorders department.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has once again been ranked among the top graduate schools for speech-language pathology, according to data published by U.S. News & World Report on April 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UW-Eau Claire\u2019s program is tied for 92nd place out of 286 schools based on a survey of academics at peer institutions, maintaining its placement from 2025. It ranks fourth among Wisconsin institutions and first among Wisconsin\u2019s comprehensive universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a long tradition at UW-Eau Claire of educating high-quality speech-language pathologists to serve local schools and clinics,\u201d says Dr. Carmen Manning, dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences. \u201cOur faculty take pride in utilizing proven principles and practices to produce strong clinicians year after year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Carmen Manning, dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students can complete a master\u2019s degree in speech-language pathology through either two years of face-to-face instruction or three years of study online with a short summer residency. Instructors value hands-on learning and clinical experience that pair well with rigorous coursework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the reasons our students are so strong clinically is directly tied to the instruction they receive. Faculty are implementing innovative pedagogy and providing practice with clinical skills across all academic courses, in addition to the clinical practica students complete,\u201d says Dr. Abby Hemmerich, professor and chair of UW-Eau Claire\u2019s speech, language, and hearing sciences department. \u201cFaculty use flipped classrooms, collaborative learning, case studies and competency-based assessments to ensure students are ready for the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Abby Hemmerich, professor and chair of the speech, language, and hearing sciences department<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students also have the option to conduct research and present at national conferences. Hemmerich adds that students participate in clinical outpatient speech-language pathology services in the community, providing hundreds of hours of therapy for up to 120 people each semester. Graduate students perform hearing screenings at kindergartens around the region, benefiting thousands of children each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re providing community services and community resources that are really needed in our region,\u201d she says. \u201cThat\u2019s a big highlight of our program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With so much experience, nearly all graduates find jobs shortly after completing the program, Hemmerich says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The national survey rankings reflect peer assessments of academic quality, but other considerations involving location, environment, strength of different fields, cost of tuition and financial aid and job placement also are very important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about the speech-language pathology graduate program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access the full U.S. News & World Report rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Written by UW-Eau Claire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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