Students who want to help diagnose and treat people with communication disorders may benefit from a speech and language therapy program. The course may provide the clinical and educational knowledge a therapist needs to evaluate, identify and treat communication disorders.

Education in the United States is mainly provided by the public sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: state, local, and federal, in that order. The common requirements to study at a higher education level in United States will include your admissions essay (also known as the statement of purpose or personal statement), transcript of records, recommendation/reference letters, language tests