Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 75 rehabilitation majors received their bachelor's degree from Temple.

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.

Temple Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Temple

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Temple does offer online courses in rehabilitation for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Temple Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the rehabilitation progam at Temple compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The rehabilitation major at Temple 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
Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	48
Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Focused Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101

In 2021, 77 students received their master’s degree in rehabilitation from Temple. This makes it the #14 most popular school for rehabilitation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 67 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Temple Rehabilitation Graduates

The median salary of rehabilitation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Temple is $35,630. This is 16% higher than $30,749, which is the national average for all rehabilitation bachelor's degree recipients.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation from Temple. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation at Temple are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its rehabilitation bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	48
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Temple Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

Of the 77 rehabilitation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Temple, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from Temple, 81% 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 Temple University with a master's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	62
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Temple also has a doctoral program available in rehabilitation. In 2021, 67 students 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 Temple University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy/Therapist	64
Occupational Therapy	58
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	58
Music Therapy	28
Art Therapy	11

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Physical Therapists	11,720	$87,050
Occupational Therapists	7,440	$81,030
Rehabilitation Counselors	7,110	$39,980
Engineers	4,850	$96,550

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.