Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of South Alabama

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

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and has a total student population of 14,224.

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.

USA Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

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

USA Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

Of the 54 students who earned a master's degree in Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions from USA in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in rehabilitation each year. USA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from USA, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University of South Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy/Therapist	54
Occupational Therapy	40

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medicine
• Communication Sciences
• Allied Health Professions

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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Engineers	3,730	$115,710
Physical Therapists	2,780	$90,620
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Occupational Therapists	1,260	$83,810
Rehabilitation Counselors	980	$43,080

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 Ä â€™asil under License

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