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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.

2023 Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

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 small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Scranton also is in the top 15% of our Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Scranton Report

#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $13,862 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alverno College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 per year.

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Out of the 46 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the # 5 spot on the list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $11,356 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Saint Ambrose University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Ambrose University are $18,640 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, St. Ambrose University also did well on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #7, Capella 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 Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Capella University Report

#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.

UW also claimed a spot on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Wyoming Report

#9

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 per 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.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Thomas Jefferson University Report

With a ranking of #10, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, rehabilitation majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $21,386 in student debt.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

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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