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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,833 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Florida Academy

Fort Myers, FL

Our analysis found Florida Academy to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Fort Myers, Florida Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their basic certificate. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the United States. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#8

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Oklahoma City, OK

Francis Tuttle Technology Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

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Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. ANHO is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Palm Beach.

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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Rehabilitation

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 18 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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