MAJORS · 41 OF 115 SUBFIELDS BY ROI
Is a rehabilitation sciences degree worth it?
Part of Health and Nursing — see the whole category’s numbers.
On average, yes — the mean lifetime ROI is +$157,493. But the spread is the real story.
MEAN LIFETIME ROI · FREOPP 2021 · COHORT-WEIGHTED
+$157,493
across 66 bachelor’s programs · 4,677 graduates
MEDIAN GRADUATE
+$120K
MIDDLE 50% LAND BETWEEN
+$29K ⟷ +$188K
NEVER BREAK EVEN
15.5%
MEDIAN BREAK-EVEN AGE
36
ADJUSTED FOR REAL COMPLETION RATES
+$50K
IF YOU DROP OUT
−$108K
Questions
- Is a rehabilitation sciences degree worth it?
- On average yes — across 66 U.S. bachelor’s programs (FREOPP 2021, cohort-weighted), the mean lifetime ROI for Rehabilitation Sciences is +$157,493 and the median is +$120,064. 15.5% of graduates in this field never break even on the degree. The honest answer depends heavily on the specific program and school: the middle half of graduates land between +$29,051 and +$187,906.
- How long until a rehabilitation sciences degree pays off?
- Among Rehabilitation Sciences programs that do break even, the median graduate crosses into positive ROI at age 36 (FREOPP 2021). 15.5% of graduates in the field are in programs that never break even at all.
- Does the school matter for a rehabilitation sciences major?
- Enormously. The middle 50% of Rehabilitation Sciences graduates span +$29,051 to +$187,906 — a +$159K spread within one major. The same field can be a strong trade at one school and a losing one at another, which is why the per-school number matters more than the field average.
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LE TEEN (2026). “Rehabilitation Sciences: lifetime ROI statistics.” Data: FREOPP 2021. https://le-teen.com/majors/rehabilitation-sciences