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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

14 Colleges
$70,418 Avg Salary

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

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 1,705 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 14 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the # 2 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 14 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Out of the 14 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas Health Science Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor 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 #6 on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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The University of Texas at El Paso 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 #7 on the list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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Hardin - Simmons 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. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Abilene.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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University of the Incarnate Word landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 14 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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