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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

48 Colleges
$20,583 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,548 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for rehabilitation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - La Crosse the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - La Crosse are $18,014 per year.

UW - La Crosse not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year. On average, rehabilitation graduates from Central Michigan take out $26,333 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $245.

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Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Eau Claire are $17,149 a year.

UW - Eau Claire excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Chicago State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSU are $11,204 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, rehabilitation majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $25,029 in student debt.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $17,820 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Stout excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WMU are $16,768 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, rehabilitation graduates from WMU carry an average student debtload of $21,692.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 a year.

UW Oshkosh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#9

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Baker College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the distant town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Baker College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,420 in tuition and fees each year. Rehabilitation majors at Baker College take out an average of $39,155 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,628 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 889
Ohio 1,081
Michigan 1,067
Indiana 499
Wisconsin 957

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

Majors Similar to Rehabilitation

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 26 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.

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