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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

2 Colleges
$70,418 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is the #11 most popular major in Mississippi with 157 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation Professions

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our analysis found University of Mississippi to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Mississippi. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Mississippi Report

#2

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at William Carey University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in Mississippi. William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at William Carey University Report

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 2 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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