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Communication Sciences & Disorders: Careers

Emerson graduates lead their field as critical thinkers and innovative clinicians.

Emerson graduates are well-prepared and well-positioned to launch successful careers in speech-language pathology. One hundred percent of graduates secure a professional position within three months of initiating their search and most are offered positions by their first choice employer. Whether you work in a school, hospital, nursing home, or rehabilitation center, you will join a network of alumni who are critical thinkers and innovative clinicians capable of helping people to communicate across the United States and around the world.

One of the fastest growing professions in the country

Speech-language pathology will be among the hottest professions in the country in the next decade, according to recent employment growth projections in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) 2002-2003 Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bis.gov). The profession ranked among the top 30 (out of 700) fastest growing occupations over the next decade, with the number of speech-language pathology positions expected to climb 27 percent between 2002 and 2012.

Recent Employers

  • Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
  • Bay Cove Early Intervention, Dorchester, MA
  • Blythedale Children's Hospital, Valhalla, NY
  • Boston Public Schools
  • Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY
  • Carle Foundation Hospital-ECHO (Expanding Children's Hearing Opportunities) Program, Urbana, IL
  • Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA
  • Chicago Public Schools
  • Children's Hospital Boston—Communication Enhancement Center
  • Children's Speech and Feeding Therapy (private practice), Newton, MA
  • Clarke School for the Deaf, Canton, MA
  • Columbus Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
  • Framingham Public Schools, Framingham, MA
  • Franciscan Children's Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Brighton, MA
  • Genesis Rehabilitation Services, NH
  • Lawrence Public Schools, Lawrence, MA
  • Mills-Peninsula Health Services, San Mateo, CA
  • Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA
  • North Shore Children's Hospital, Salem, MA
  • Riverside Early Intervention Program, Needham, MA
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA
  • St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, MA
  • Wayside/Beaverbrook Early Intervention, Waltham, MA
  • Weisman Children's Rehabilitation Hospital, Marlton, NJ