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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$18,750 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,853 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students earned 3,183 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for rehabilitation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for rehabilitation majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Rehabilitation Professions

#1

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Scranton the best value school in Pennsylvania 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.

University of Scranton graduate students pay an average of $11,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Scranton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $12,179 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in Pennsylvania. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.

Edinboro graduate students pay an average of $12,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. 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 in-state graduate student at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 a year.

Thomas Jefferson University also took the #3 spot in our Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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#6

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Salus 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 #6 on the list. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Salus University are $33,125 a year.

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#7

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

Arcadia University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glenside.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Arcadia are $27,530 a year.

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Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,807
Maryland 353
New Jersey 453
District of Columbia 172
Delaware 103

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 7 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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