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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$9,948 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,265 Avg Salary

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

With 29,833 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for rehabilitation majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Rehabilitation Professions

#1

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

Our analysis found South Plains College to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at South Plains College Report

#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

Western New Mexico University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,540 in tuition and fees each year. Rehabilitation majors at Western New Mexico University take out an average of $21,180 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Austin Community College District is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, rehabilitation majors at OSU Institute of Technology accumulate an average of around $17,282 in student debt.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Report

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,705
Arizona 271
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 78

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 4 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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