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2026 Best Value Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering Schools in California
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the assistive/augmentative technology and rehabilitation engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering Schools
For return on investment in assistive/augmentative technology and rehabilitation engineering, no school beat California State University Northridge this year. Set in the city of Northridge, California State University Northridge is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $7,458, with out-of-state students paying around $20,058. Students borrow a median of $16,202 to complete the assistive/augmentative technology and rehabilitation engineering program here. Early-career assistive/augmentative technology and rehabilitation engineering graduates make about $48,437. That is a strong return on a $16,202 median debt. The acceptance rate is 93%.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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[Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/assistive-augmentative-technology-and-rehabilitation-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
