The area of Speech Therapy is not flooded. Although many young “smart” youngsters are going into the field, one is not limited. With speech you can work with population of infant to geriatrics.
The are of Special Ed is flooded as one does not have to be too smart to get a degree in that field today. There are mentor programs in which some course requirements can be done by an average 3rd grader. Also, some of the funding,especially in the area of EI, Early Intervention has already been cut. In the area of SEIT the cases are coming in slower than in the past. When i went into the field 25+ years ago the requirements and demands were higher than today. We had to prove ourselves to move on. With this area you are limited from birth to 21 years of age population.
Anyway, you asked about speech, go for it! If you have feelings for O/T or P/T, then perhaps reconsider.In these areas too the population is not limited!
Hatzlocha Rabba!