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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$16,910 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,853 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,833 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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. 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.

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Scranton the best value school in the United States for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.

University of Scranton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the United States. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 a year.

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#4

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alverno College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University Northwest is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue Northwest are $11,356 a year.

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#6

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Saint Ambrose University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

St. Ambrose University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#9

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 a year.

Thomas Jefferson University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, rehabilitation majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $21,386 in student debt.

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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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