This pilot study explored the linguistic attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs of undergraduate majors in speech-language pathology (SLP) and the role an interest in linguistics played in their choice of the SLP major. Fifteen undergraduate students declared as SLP majors participated in this mixed-methods study. Participants responded to a survey and open-ended questions measuring their knowledge about and interest in linguistics; they also wrote a narrative essay describing their decision to major in SLP. Results showed that most participants were interested in linguistics and expressed a belief that knowledge of linguistics would be important in their work as SLPs, but they demonstrated limited linguistic knowledge and did not include an interest in linguistics as a major influence in their choice to major in SLP. Participants' responses indicated that personal interests, quality of life concerns, and the constraints of other career choices--possibly aligned with societal norms and expectations related to gender and ethnicity--intersected as factors that led to the career choice of SLP. Results are of importance to those involved in the design and implementation of undergraduate programs in speech-language pathology, as well as those wishing to recruit students, including minority and male students, to the field of SLP.