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

20 Colleges
$70,418 Avg Salary

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.

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.

The Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rehabilitation majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Glendale to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.

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University of North Texas Health Science Center 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 #6 on the list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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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 20 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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