2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Jefferson University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salus University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elkins Park.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Scranton is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arcadia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glenside.
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.
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University at Buffalo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.
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Monmouth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.
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Request InformationBest Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,807 |
Pennsylvania | 3,183 |
Maryland | 353 |
New Jersey | 453 |
District of Columbia | 172 |
Delaware | 103 |
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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Related Rankings by Major
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 |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Rehabilitation
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.