2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
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Ranked Colleges
153
Degrees Awarded
$66,225
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 29,833 people earned their degree in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States. 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 Colorado, there were 218 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,833 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate”.
Top 2 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s rehabilitation students in 2020-2021.
CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.According to our most recent data, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus supports 24,723 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate. Regis University is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 83 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regis U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.According to our most recent data, Regis University supports 6,310 students, and 408 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 329 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,208. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Regis University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Regis U]](/colleges/regis-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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