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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

27 Colleges
$26,313 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,168 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions was ranked 5th in California. In fact, 3,157 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in California

Check out the rehabilitation programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools

#1

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named City College of San Francisco the best value school in California for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at City College of San Francisco

$7,852 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in California. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $7,852 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in California list.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at San Jose State University Report

$7,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the # 3 spot on the list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

CSUDH undergraduate students pay an average of $7,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year.

Sac State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in California list.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at California State University - Sacramento Report

$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in California. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $6,846 per year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at California State University - Long Beach Report

#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cal State LA undergraduate students pay an average of $6,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Cal State LA take out is $11,879.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at California State University - Los Angeles Report

$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fresno State are $6,653 a year.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of California - San Francisco Report

Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 165
Washington 274
Nevada 117

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 25 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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