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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$21,244 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,833 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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. 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 Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Casper College

Casper, WY

Our analysis found Casper College to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Casper College is a small public school located in the city of Casper.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Casper College are $8,520 per year.

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Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend City College of San Francisco. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a large student population.

City College of San Francisco undergraduate students pay an average of $8,704 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clarion University are $16,052 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Clarion University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list.

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#5

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Community College are $13,448 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Isothermal Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their basic certificate. ICC is a small public school located in the distant town of Spindale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ICC are $6,602 a year.

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#7

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

Middlesex Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Middletown, MxCC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MxCC are $13,428 per year.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.

UWM excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list.

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Northwestern Connecticut Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Winsted, NCCC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NCCC are $13,508 per year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

IUPUI undergraduate students pay an average of $32,101 in tuition and fees each year.

IUPUI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list.

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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 18 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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