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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

87 Colleges
$22,318 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You

With 29,833 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 87 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 15% Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,732 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Youngstown State University Report

#2

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Xavier University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Xavier are $42,460 a year.

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#3

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carroll University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Carroll U undergraduate students pay an average of $35,140 in tuition and fees each year.

Carroll U also claimed a spot on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Carroll University Report

$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#5

Huntington University

Huntington, IN
$28,192 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Huntington University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Huntington.

Huntington undergraduate students pay an average of $28,192 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Huntington University Report

Purdue University Northwest ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue Northwest are $14,349 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue Northwest is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Findlay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Findlay undergraduate students pay an average of $37,188 in tuition and fees each year.

Findlay also claimed a spot on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - La Crosse are $18,014 per year. On average, rehabilitation graduates from UW - La Crosse take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

UW - La Crosse not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $31,952 per year. While working on their degree, rehabilitation majors at Concordia University, Wisconsin accumulate an average of around $20,499 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin also did well on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Concordia University, Wisconsin

$8,076 Average Tuition & Fees

Sinclair Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 per year.

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

UW - Eau Claire undergraduate students pay an average of $17,149 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Eau Claire also is in the top 5% of our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

#12

Governors State University

University Park, IL
$17,620 Average Tuition & Fees

Governors 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 #12 on the list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GSU are $17,620 a year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Governors State University Report

#13

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Lewis undergraduate students pay an average of $35,472 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
15 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
16 Walsh University North Canton, OH
17 Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 889
Ohio 1,081
Michigan 1,067
Indiana 499
Wisconsin 957

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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