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POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5123

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions: is this post-baccalaureate certificate worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$66,427 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$66,427Median year-4 earnings

$24,022Average institution net-price context

$20,231Median federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$66,427Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

$20,231Median federal debt

36thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $49,433
Federal debt: $24,969
Reporting programs: 6

6 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $49,063
Federal debt: $17,527
Reporting programs: 14

12 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $54,558
Federal debt: $26,584
Reporting programs: 94

85 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $66,427
Federal debt: $20,231
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $71,838
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 214

214 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $82,669
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 178

178 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $81,327
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 63

63 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $50,757
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$66,427National median$66,42775th percentile$66,427

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Bowling Green State University-Main Campus$66,427

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1071 · 15 crosswalk linksTherapists, All OtherSOC 29-1129 · 9 crosswalk linksRehabilitation CounselorsSOC 21-1015 · 3 crosswalk linksMedical Appliance TechniciansSOC 51-9082 · 2 crosswalk linksOrthotists and ProsthetistsSOC 29-2091 · 2 crosswalk linksPhysical TherapistsSOC 29-1123 · 2 crosswalk linksEngineers, All OtherSOC 17-2199 · 1 crosswalk linksExercise PhysiologistsSOC 29-1128 · 1 crosswalk linksLife Scientists, All OtherSOC 19-1099 · 1 crosswalk linksOccupational TherapistsSOC 29-1122 · 1 crosswalk linksRecreational TherapistsSOC 29-1125 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR REHABILITATION AND THERAPEUTIC PROFESSIONS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Bowling Green State University-Main CampusPost-baccalaureate Certificate	Bowling Green, OH	$66,427	$20,231	Baseline needed	$24,022

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.