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

44 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast 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

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Belmont University the best school in the Southeast Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Shenandoah University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 44 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

Longwood University

Farmville, VA

Longwood University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Farmville, Longwood is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #7, Lipscomb University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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With a ranking of #8, Georgia College & State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 914
North Carolina 911
Tennessee 566
Kentucky 479
Georgia 574
West Virginia 198
Virginia 730
Alabama 444
Louisiana 266
Mississippi 157
South Carolina 202
Arkansas 292

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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