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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$23,212 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,418 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions was ranked 5th in California. In fact, 3,157 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for rehabilitation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

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

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

Our analysis found California State University - Sacramento to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sac State are $8,826 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSULB are $8,280 a year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $8,738 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Fresno State graduate students pay an average of $8,087 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - San Francisco landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSF are $12,999 per year.

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#7

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MSMU also is in the top 20% of our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

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California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $8,477 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

USAHS graduate students pay an average of $26,247 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Western University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western University of Health Sciences are $22,709 per year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Western University of Health Sciences Report

Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 165
Washington 274
Nevada 117

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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