Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Samuel Merritt University

If you plan to study rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, take a look at what Samuel Merritt University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Samuel Merritt University is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 2,050.

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.

Samuel Merritt University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation
• Doctorate Degree in Rehabilitation

Samuel Merritt University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

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There were 93 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at Samuel Merritt University

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

Samuel Merritt University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of rehabilitation master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in rehabilitation each year. Samuel Merritt University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the rehabilitation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Samuel Merritt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapy	51
Physical Therapy/Therapist	48

Related Majors

• Medicine
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing

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 CA, the home state for Samuel Merritt University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Physical Therapists	20,630	$97,110
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Rehabilitation Counselors	15,270	$37,250
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Occupational Therapists	9,580	$95,160

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 Daderot under License

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