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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

38 Colleges
$31,548 Avg Salary
$25,931 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rehabilitation majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Ithaca College the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Out of the 38 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

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#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Francis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Loretto.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Kean is a large public school located in the suburb of Union.

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#6

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

Rehabilitation majors at Towson take out an average of $23,686 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

With a ranking of #7, Molloy College did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the 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 $25,345 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Rehabilitation majors at Pitt take out an average of $22,975 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $403.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

On average, rehabilitation graduates from SRU take out $26,239 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $172, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 25 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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