2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,183 degrees and certificates were awarded to rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools
Our analysis found University of Scranton to be the best value school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Scranton undergraduate students pay an average of $48,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Scranton is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarion University are $11,173 a year.
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Out of the 35 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SRU are $10,507 a year. After completing their degree, rehabilitation graduates from SRU carry an average student debtload of $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $172, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 35 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCUPA are $10,423 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.
Edinboro undergraduate students pay an average of $10,543 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Penn College are $17,610 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Alvernia University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alvernia are $39,280 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $42,966 per year. Rehabilitation majors at Thomas Jefferson University take out an average of $36,635 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Thomas Jefferson University also did well on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Temple University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year. The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Temple take out is $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $443, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.
East Stroudsburg University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,259 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Rehabilitation majors at East Stroudsburg University take out an average of $28,250 in student loans while working on their egree.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
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 26 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.