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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Master's Degree Schools in California

14 Colleges
$57,270 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions was ranked 5th in California. In fact, 3,157 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the rehabilitation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

Our analysis found West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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#3

Stanbridge University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stanbridge University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, Stanbridge is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Samuel Merritt University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in California. Located in the large city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loma Linda University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their master’s degree. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Dominican University of California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the small city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of the Pacific landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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San Jose State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 165
Washington 274
Nevada 117

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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