2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Western New Mexico University to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.
The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Western New Mexico University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $29,638.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
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University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, rehabilitation graduates from UNT carry an average student debtload of $27,225. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $228.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
Rehabilitation majors at TWU take out an average of $28,635 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Shawnee, OBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Houston Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of the Incarnate Word 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 city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, rehabilitation majors at UIW accumulate an average of around $24,397 in student debt.
Request InformationBest Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,705 |
Arizona | 271 |
Oklahoma | 165 |
New Mexico | 78 |
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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Related Rankings by Major
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 |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 14 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.