2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Rehabilitation Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Rehabilitation Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,225 people earned their degree in rehabilitation science, making the major the 397th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 97 rehabilitation science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 rehabilitation science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Rehabilitation Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in rehabilitation science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent rehabilitation science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the rehabilitation science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Rehabilitation Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Rehabilitation Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$5,770 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s rehabilitation science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marshall University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $5,770 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$16,204 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Rehabilitation Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. GMU 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Rehabilitation Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for George Mason University is $16,204 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Rehabilitation Science at GMU

#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$9,842 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Rehabilitation Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s rehabilitation science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ATU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas Tech University is $9,842 for southeast region bachelor’s degree rehabilitation science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Rehabilitation Science at Arkansas Tech University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Rehabilitation Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.

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