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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is the 37th most popular major in the country with 29,833 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,739 and had an average of $25,262 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,242 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,841 and $23,736 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 420 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 11 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 a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the rehabilitation and therapeutic professions program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 11 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 16 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying rehabilitation list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 70 degrees to qualified bachelors’s rehabilitation students in 2020-2021.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNT offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 495 of the 16,433 students enrolled at TWU were GI Bill® students, of which 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,466. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Woman’s University]](/colleges/texas-womans-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the #4 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.

UIW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 7,917 students enrolled at University of the Incarnate Word, 1,174 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 761 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,131. In addition to receiving other benefits, 87 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of the Incarnate Word does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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

Full University of the Incarnate Word Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #4 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 871 of the 32,441 students enrolled at UT Rio Grande Valley were GI Bill® students, of which 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,560. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-pan-american/student-life/veterans/)

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 12,620 students enrolled at Stephen F Austin State University, 427 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,500. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stephen F Austin State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Stephen F Austin State University]](/colleges/stephen-f-austin-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 21,912 students enrolled at SHSU, 1,092 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Sam Houston State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Southern Methodist University supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. During this same period, 103 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Methodist University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Southern Methodist University Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying rehabilitation list, UTEP has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UTEP supports 24,879 students, and 1,873 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 942 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,990. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at El Paso]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-el-paso/student-life/veterans/)

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Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s ranking. OBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.

OBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 1,763 students enrolled at OBU, 80 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,051. To help with additional expenses, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OBU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at OBU]](/colleges/oklahoma-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

Western New Mexico University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Rehabilitation for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 13 bachelors’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying rehabilitation list, Western New Mexico University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Western New Mexico University supports 2,896 students, and 99 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 50 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,538. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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