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

14 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.

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

#1

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

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 remote 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 city of El Paso.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Stephen F Austin State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southwest Region . SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly 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 college 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 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 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 school with a small student population.

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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #10 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large 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.

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Best 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
Texas 1,705
Arizona 271
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 78

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 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.

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