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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,236 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,265 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students earned 453 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for rehabilitation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the rehabilitation associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Rehabilitation Professions

#1

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Ocean County College the best value school in New Jersey for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCC are $5,790 a year.

OCC also took the #3 spot in our Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Ocean County College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Raritan Valley Community College is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RVCC are $6,912 per year.

RVCC also made our Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #4.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Raritan Valley Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex County College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Middlesex County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Edison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middlesex County College are $7,992 a year.

Middlesex County College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Middlesex County College

#4

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Union County College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Union County College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Union County College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 per year. The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,713.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,807
Pennsylvania 3,183
Maryland 353
District of Columbia 172
Delaware 103

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Rehabilitation Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist 13,655
Occupational Therapy 9,958
Rehabilitation Science 1,161
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 1,046
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 870
Art Therapy 858
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 837
Music Therapy 665
Orthotist/Prosthetist 335
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering 117
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist 110
Animal-Assisted Therapy 85
Play Therapy 56
Dance Therapy 52
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General 28

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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