Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Appalachian State University

What traits are you looking for in a rehabilitation school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's rehabilitation program.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 rehabilitation majors received their bachelor's degree from Appalachian State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation
• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation

Appalachian State Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks rehabilitation programs across the country. The following shows how Appalachian State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The rehabilitation major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
	182
Most Focused Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools	238
Most Focused Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools	245
Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Schools	295
Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools	384

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in rehabilitation from Appalachian State. This makes it the #238 most popular school for rehabilitation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rehabilitation majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation from Appalachian State. About 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical rehabilitation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Appalachian State Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of rehabilitation master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from Appalachian State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a master's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in rehabilitation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

If you plan to be a rehabilitation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Appalachian State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Therapy	11

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

Careers That Rehabilitation Grads May Go Into

A degree in rehabilitation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Physical Therapists	6,110	$87,560
Occupational Therapists	3,470	$84,390
Rehabilitation Counselors	2,370	$39,500
Engineers	1,540	$83,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.