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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$20,904 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,418 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students earned 911 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina 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. 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 North Carolina

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

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our analysis found Winston - Salem State University to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSSU are $6,718 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at East Carolina University

#4

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wingate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Wingate graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Wingate University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC A&T are $7,938 a year.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at North Carolina A & T State University

With a ranking of #6, Western Carolina 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 town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.

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#7

Elon University

Elon, NC

Elon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Elon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Elon are $18,828 a year.

Elon also made our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Elon University Report

#8

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Campbell graduate students pay an average of $15,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

High Point University

High Point, NC

High Point 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. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of High Point.

High Point graduate students pay an average of $30,121 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

High Point did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at High Point University Report

#10

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.

Duke also took the #2 spot in our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Duke University Report

Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 914
Tennessee 566
Georgia 574
Kentucky 479
West Virginia 198
Virginia 730
Alabama 444
Louisiana 266
Mississippi 157
South Carolina 202
Arkansas 292

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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