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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$34,429 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 4th in Massachusetts. In fact, 1,434 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Our analysis found American International College to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

AIC graduate students pay an average of $12,717 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 11 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

MCPHS University graduate students pay an average of $24,060 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 Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $15,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Simmons University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Simmons graduate students pay an average of $21,546 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 a year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#6

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

With a ranking of #6, Bay Path University 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 Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bay Path graduate students pay an average of $19,235 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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MGH Institute of Health Professions 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 Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

MGH Institute of Health Professions graduate students pay an average of $72,985 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northeastern 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 #8 on the list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

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#9

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Springfield College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Springfield College are $33,535 per year.

Springfield College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#10

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.

Tufts also made our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 391
New Hampshire 229
Maine 213
Vermont 37
Rhode Island 80

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 11 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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