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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

44 Colleges
$22,041 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,764 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools

#1

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND
$23,498 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Jamestown to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UJ are $23,498 a year.

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#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN
$5,907 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.

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#3

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN
$5,914 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $5,914 per year.

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$26,060 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Baptist University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Southwest Baptist University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.

Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#6

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

UMary undergraduate students pay an average of $20,290 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#7

Cox College

Springfield, MO
$12,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Cox College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Cox College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Cox College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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$16,498 Average Tuition & Fees

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,498 in tuition and fees each year.

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The College of Saint Scholastica 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. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Scholastica are $39,410 a year.

St. Scholastica excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#10

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA
$33,998 Average Tuition & Fees

Briar Cliff University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Briar Cliff undergraduate students pay an average of $33,998 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 603
Iowa 319
Missouri 979
Nebraska 364
Kansas 230
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 265

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.

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