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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$23,351 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,418 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 29,833 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation Professions

Our analysis found Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RMUoHP are $17,416 per year.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

CU Anschutz also made our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

The University of Montana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho 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 #7 on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

ISU graduate students pay an average of $27,778 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 218
Utah 297
Idaho 75
Montana 459
Wyoming 17

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

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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