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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

38 Colleges
$19,820 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,841 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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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

South Plains College

Levelland, TX
$4,276 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found South Plains College to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each year.

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$21,694 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

UT Health San Antonio undergraduate students pay an average of $21,694 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Northeastern State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Phoenix is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $13,281 per year.

Ottawa University - Phoenix also made our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM
$13,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 38 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western New Mexico University are $13,540 per year. The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Western New Mexico University take out is $34,539.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Western New Mexico University Report

$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

TTUHSC undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in tuition and fees each year.

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$23,692 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

UTMB Galveston undergraduate students pay an average of $23,692 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at The University of Texas Medical Branch Report

With a ranking of #8, Baylor College of Medicine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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$18,186 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,186 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the large city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,705
Arizona 271
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 78

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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