Your NYU advisor says loans are no problem, right? Have you thought about reapplying to some of the CUNY schools next year? I don't know about SLP, but in most of the education field, a degree from Hunter College can be as valuable as a degree from NYU (at least in the northeast, The NYU name travels better nationally).
I have a TESOL related masters from another well known CUNY; my only bad professor in the program was a prof from NYU who was adjuncting at my college.
NYU is in the coolest part of the city, but with a Metrocard, you could attend a cheap public school and still hang out in Washington Square on your day off.
Good luck!