Which New York rehabilitation and therapy program has the lowest debt?

Lehman College reports the lowest median federal debt, $7,404, with first-year pay of $36,811.

How much do rehabilitation and therapy graduates earn in New York?

The median across 7 New York rehabilitation and therapy bachelor's programs is $39,739 in the first year after graduating and $64,274 five years after.

How many rehabilitation and therapy bachelor's programs are in New York?

7 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Rehabilitation and Therapy (Bachelor's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

7 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York rehabilitation and therapy bachelor's program pays its graduates $39,739 in their first year, $3,954 more than the national median. CUNY York College reports the highest first-year pay ($57,806), and Lehman College the lowest median debt ($7,404).

Median first-year pay$39,739National $35,786

Median pay after 5 years$64,274National $51,552

Median federal debt$27,000National $26,287

Debt-to-earnings67%National 70%

All 7 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	CUNY York CollegeJamaica · public	$57,806	$83,222	Not reported	Not reported
2	D'Youville UniversityBuffalo · private nonprofit	$50,473	$67,829	$26,250	52%
3	SUNY CortlandCortland · public	$40,853	$55,333	$27,000	66%
4	Nazareth UniversityRochester · private nonprofit	$39,739	Not reported	$27,000	68%
5	Utica UniversityUtica · private nonprofit	$39,478	Not reported	$27,000	68%
6	Lehman CollegeBronx · public	$36,811	Not reported	$7,404	20%
7	Ithaca CollegeIthaca · private nonprofit	$7,071	$60,848	$25,959	367%

CUNY York College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay. One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York rehabilitation and therapy program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

CUNY York College$57,806
D'Youville University$50,473
SUNY Cortland$40,853
Nazareth University$39,739
Utica University$39,478

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to rehabilitation and therapy, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Physical Therapists

$100,660

Median pay in New York. 20,940 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 12% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.

Bottom 10%: $73,580Top 10%: $136,120

Occupational Therapists

$96,390

Median pay in New York. 11,690 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 15% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $64,770Top 10%: $133,700

Rehabilitation Counselors

$47,960

Median pay in New York. 3,810 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $37,130Top 10%: $76,600

Recreational Therapists

$65,520

Median pay in New York. 1,230 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $49,940Top 10%: $91,370

Common questions

CUNY York College in Jamaica reports the highest median first-year pay, $57,806.

Rehabilitation and Therapy (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked56 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the rehabilitation and therapy bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024