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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

40 Ranked Colleges
747 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is the 38th most popular major in the country with 28,859 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,273 and had an average of $67,296 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,771 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,415 and $70,571 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 747 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the rehabilitation and therapeutic professions program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 11 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Florida State University

#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Out of the 40 schools in the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 6 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Appalachian State University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#3

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#19 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FGCU is $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.

UAPB also took the #20 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAPB is $12,320 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid.

Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at UAPB

#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 83 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s rehabilitation students in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for East Carolina University is $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid.

Full ECU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#6

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,370 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend Marshall University.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Marshall University

#7

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#11 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Eastern is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend Eastern.

Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Eastern

#8

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston - Salem State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Winston - Salem State University is a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WSSU also made our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend Winston - Salem State University is $12,286 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid.

Full WSSU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#9

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend University of Georgia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at UGA

#10

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 26 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also made our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend WCU.

Full WCU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#11

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou also made our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend Georgia Southern University.

Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Georgia Southern University

#12

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Arkansas Tech University is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Arkansas Tech University is $10,772 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at ATU

#13

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

George Mason University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend George Mason University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at GMU

#14

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 49 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid list, UNCW has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

#15

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

Troy University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 35 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend TROY.

Full TROY Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#16

Louisiana College

Pineville, Louisiana

Louisiana College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana College is located in Pineville, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $12,684 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend Louisiana College.

Full Louisiana College Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#17

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#25 in overall quality

William Carey University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 10 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

William Carey University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for William Carey University is $13,000 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at William Carey University

#18

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama

Alabama State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. Alabama State University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Alabama State University is $13,650 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid.

Full Alabama State University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#19

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Southern University and A & M College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 46 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern University and A & M College is $16,312 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid.

Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Southern University and A & M College

#20

West Liberty University

West Liberty, West Virginia

West Liberty University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in West Liberty, West Virginia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend West Liberty University is $13,793 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid.

Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at West Liberty University

#21

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#16 in overall quality

University of Louisville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. University of Louisville is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UofL is $16,867 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid.

Full University of Louisville Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#22

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, Georgia College & State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid list, Georgia College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,691 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend Georgia College & State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Georgia College & State University

#23

Longwood University

Farmville, Virginia

Longwood University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Farmville, Virginia, this small public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s rehabilitation students in 2019-2020.

Longwood also took the #8 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Longwood is $19,462 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Longwood

#24

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. Charleston Southern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend CSU is $17,804 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation students with aid.

Full CSU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#25

Piedmont College

Demorest, Georgia

Piedmont College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Demorest, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s rehabilitation students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $18,950 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Rehabilitation students with aid per year to attend Piedmont College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Piedmont College

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References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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