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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$30,288 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 3,183 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for rehabilitation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Rehabilitation Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Pennsylvania College of Technology the best value school in Pennsylvania for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

Penn College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Penn College also is in the top 15% of our Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Pennsylvania College of Technology Report

#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 2 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $42,966 per year. Rehabilitation majors at Thomas Jefferson University take out an average of $37,956 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Thomas Jefferson University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Thomas Jefferson University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,807
Maryland 353
New Jersey 453
District of Columbia 172
Delaware 103

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Rehabilitation Focus Areas

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 2 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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