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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Colleges
$35,265 Avg Salary
$20,341 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree School for You

With 29,833 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the rehabilitation associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Thomas Jefferson University to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, rehabilitation graduates from Thomas Jefferson University carry an average student debtload of $37,956.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Community College of Baltimore County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at CCBC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $24,343.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, rehabilitation graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $15,713 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bronx Community College is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bronx, BCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Union County College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Union County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Cranford.

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Middlesex County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Raritan Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Ocean County College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

LaGuardia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. LaGuardia is a large public school located in the large city of Long Island City.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,807
Pennsylvania 3,183
Maryland 353
New Jersey 453
District of Columbia 172
Delaware 103

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Rehabilitation Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist 13,655
Occupational Therapy 9,958
Rehabilitation Science 1,161
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 1,046
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 870
Art Therapy 858
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 837
Music Therapy 665
Orthotist/Prosthetist 335
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering 117
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist 110
Animal-Assisted Therapy 85
Play Therapy 56
Dance Therapy 52
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General 28

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.

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