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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$6,339 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Rehabilitation Professions

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Our analysis found Century College to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, rehabilitation graduates from Century College carry an average student debtload of $23,701.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Century College also is in the top 20% of our Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ridgewater College is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,914 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Ridgewater College Report

#3

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa Lakes Community College is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school located in the town of Estherville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa Lakes Community College are $7,196 per year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Iowa Lakes Community College Report

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 603
Iowa 319
Nebraska 364
Missouri 979
Kansas 230
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 265

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 3 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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