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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$11,881 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,548 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students earned 911 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Rehabilitation Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $240, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $336, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ECU is ranked #4 for overall quality for rehabilitation in North Carolina.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at East Carolina University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

Appalachian State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNCW are $7,238 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, rehabilitation graduates from UNCW carry an average student debtload of $19,849. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $330, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Winston - Salem State University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. WSSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSSU are $6,247 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $95, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Queens University of Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Queens are $38,726 per year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Queens University of Charlotte Report

#7

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

Mars Hill University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large suburb of Mars Hill, Mars Hill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mars Hill are $35,665 per year.

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Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Rehabilitation Concentrations

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 7 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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