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

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$57,270 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Rehabilitation Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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 Baylor College of Medicine to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Glendale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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 The University of Texas Medical Branch. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas Woman’s University 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 Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #9 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges 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 18 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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