Best colleges for Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions in Massachusetts
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the Massachusetts programs in the federal field-of-study file, Northeastern University leads: its Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions graduates earn a median $81,320 four years after finishing, against the field's $55,792 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeastern University | $81,320 | +$25,528 |
| 2 | Worcester State University | $74,386 | +$18,594 |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | $72,958 | +$17,166 |
| 4 | Boston University | $72,566 | +$16,774 |
How big is the earnings gap between Massachusetts Rehabilitation programs?
$8,754 separates the top and bottom of this list — $81,320 at Northeastern University against $72,566 at Boston University, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do Massachusetts Rehabilitation graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $25,528 above the $55,792 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.