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

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Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor'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.

The Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 67 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the rehabilitation doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport the best school in the Southeast Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport.

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#2

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southeast Region . Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shenandoah University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #6 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

With a ranking of #7, Radford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

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Medical University of South Carolina came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Rehabilitation Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Memphis, TN
12 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans New Orleans, LA
13 Elon University Elon, NC

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 914
North Carolina 911
Tennessee 566
Georgia 574
Kentucky 479
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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