2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in Kentucky

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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 Kentucky, there were 506 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,217 and $65,790 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 219 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the rehabilitation and therapeutic professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in Kentucky

#1

Spalding University

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$12,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,253 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spalding University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 78 masters’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

Spalding also made our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding are $12,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Spalding University

#2

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$14,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$60,568 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 80 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Eastern Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,458 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 41 masters’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kentucky Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report

#4

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

#4 in overall quality

$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Murray State is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 20 masters’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400.

Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Murray State

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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