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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$14,889 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,418 Avg Salary

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

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Iowa. With 319 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa 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. 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.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation Professions

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#2

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Briar Cliff University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Briar Cliff are $10,530 a year.

Briar Cliff did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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#3

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Ambrose University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

St. Ambrose University graduate students pay an average of $18,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Ambrose University also took the #1 spot in our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#4

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarke University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Dubuque, Clarke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Clarke graduate students pay an average of $14,147 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine are $19,065 a year.

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Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 603
Missouri 979
Nebraska 364
Kansas 230
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 265

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 5 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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