2022 Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students 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 “Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,228 people earned their degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor, making the major the 383rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 150 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor 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 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The vocational rehabilitation counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,151 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (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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