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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$20,642 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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southwest 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. 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 the Southwest Region

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 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the best value school in the Southwest Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

UT Health San Antonio graduate students pay an average of $13,448 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $21,997 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Southwestern are $17,845 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.

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Hardin - Simmons 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 #6 on the list. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Abilene.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hardin - Simmons are $14,870 a year.

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Texas Woman’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 medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Langston University

Langston, OK

Langston University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Langston, Langston University is a public school with a small student population.

Langston University graduate students pay an average of $9,964 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center 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 large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UOHSC are $22,154 a year.

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#9

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

Angelo State graduate students pay an average of $14,590 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,705
Arizona 271
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 78

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 20 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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