MEd Communication Sciences and Disorders at University of Virginia

Programme overview

A full-time, in-person clinical master's degree that prepares students to become speech-language pathologists. Academic preparation is combined with clinical training in the Sheila C. Johnson Center, and the programme accepts students with or without a communication sciences and disorders background.

Faculty: School of Education and Human Development | Department: Human Services | Duration: 5 semesters (Blue Path, 68 credits) or 7 semesters (Orange Path, 81 credits) | Intake: Fall; application deadline December 1 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Two curriculum paths: Blue Path (68 credits) for students with a CSD background and Orange Path (81 credits) for those without. Clinical practica run alongside coursework from the start, and the final semester is a full-time five-day-per-week internship alongside the Praxis exam and comprehensive examinations.

Career pathways

Speech-language pathologist across health care, education and private practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

School of Education and Human Development graduate applicants (all programmes): application through the school's online system with two to three recommenders, an application fee of $65, and programme-specific materials that often include a resume or CV, goal statement and/or writing sample. Programme: open to applicants regardless of undergraduate background; applications are made through CSDCAS with a December 1 deadline for the following fall.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Domestic applicants: USD 20,150 a year (2026-27). School of Education and Human Development Master's Program rate (annual). Rate for Virginia residents. Tuition only; excludes mandatory/comprehensive and program fees. International students pay the non-Virginia resident rate only if the schedule so appli Source

International applicants: USD 32,400 a year (2026-27). School of Education and Human Development Master's Program rate (annual). Rate for non-Virginia residents. Tuition only; excludes mandatory/comprehensive and program fees. Source labels this rate as non-Virginia residents (not specifically international). Source

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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