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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$18,841 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,418 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor'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.

The Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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. 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.

2023 Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our analysis found Youngstown State University to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Concordia University, Wisconsin Report

#3

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Carroll U graduate students pay an average of $13,719 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Carroll U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Huntington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Huntington are $11,856 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Findlay is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Findlay graduate students pay an average of $18,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - La Crosse are $20,073 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - La Crosse is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#8

Walsh University

North Canton, OH

Walsh University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Walsh are $13,510 a year.

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Grand Valley State 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 #9 on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

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#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 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 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.

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