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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

14 Colleges
$50,853 Avg Salary
$19,875 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Thomas Jefferson University to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Salus University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arcadia University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glenside.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #7 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

With a ranking of #8, Monmouth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,807
Pennsylvania 3,183
Maryland 353
New Jersey 453
District of Columbia 172
Delaware 103

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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