Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions at Middle Georgia State University

Peer programs nationally suggest first-year earnings around $36,000 for a bachelor's in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, positioning this field squarely in the modest-income category for healthcare-adjacent careers. That figure sits just above what similar programs in Georgia typically produce—where the median is closer to $28,000—though with so few programs reporting in the state, these comparisons require caution. The estimated debt of roughly $25,500 creates a manageable ratio of 0.71, meaning graduates would owe about 71% of their first-year income.

What complicates the picture here is uncertainty on multiple fronts. Both the earnings and debt figures are extrapolated from peer institutions because this program's graduate cohort is too small for the Department of Education to publish actual outcomes. For families considering Middle Georgia State specifically, that means you're evaluating based on what happens elsewhere rather than what's happened here. The school's open admissions and high Pell Grant enrollment (41%) suggest it serves students who may be particularly debt-sensitive, making that $25,500 estimate—if accurate—a meaningful burden even with the favorable ratio.

The practical question is whether this path leads where your child wants to go professionally. Rehabilitation fields often require additional credentials or graduate degrees for higher earning potential, so treating this bachelor's as a stepping stone rather than a terminal degree may be the more realistic frame. Without school-specific outcomes data, you're essentially betting on the national pattern holding true here.