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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

In 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students earned 911 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 North Carolina

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

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

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Elon University

Elon, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon.

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#4

High Point University

High Point, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at High Point University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in North Carolina. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of High Point.

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#5

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wingate University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston - Salem State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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#7

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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North Carolina A & T State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

With a ranking of #10, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

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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
Tennessee 566
Georgia 574
Kentucky 479
West Virginia 198
Virginia 730
Alabama 444
Louisiana 266
Mississippi 157
South Carolina 202
Arkansas 292

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Rehabilitation Concentrations

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 11 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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