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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

44 Colleges
$19,579 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southeast 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.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Western Carolina University to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCU are $8,367 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $240, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 44 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Middle Georgia State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,389 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Middle Georgia State University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ETSU are $12,740 a year.

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#4

Thomas University

Thomasville, GA

Out of the 44 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas University landed the # 4 spot on the list. TU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Thomasville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TU are $11,080 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $18,963 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FIU also is in the top 15% of our Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#5

Union University

Jackson, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

Union undergraduate students pay an average of $16,520 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

William Carey University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

West Liberty University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.

West Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,294 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $20,024 per year. The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Eastern take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,850.

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#10

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $21,683 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Florida State also did well on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 914
North Carolina 911
Tennessee 566
Georgia 574
Kentucky 479
West Virginia 198
Virginia 730
Alabama 444
Louisiana 266
Mississippi 157
South Carolina 202
Arkansas 292

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 25 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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