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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in North Carolina

20 Colleges
$53,445 Avg Salary
$24,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You

In 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students earned 911 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for rehabilitation majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Cabarrus College of Health Sciences the best school in North Carolina for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the city of Concord, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Lenoir - Rhyne University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in North Carolina. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Elon University

Elon, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Elon University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Elon.

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#6

High Point University

High Point, NC

High Point University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of High Point.

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#7

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Wingate University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Appalachian State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

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#9

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #9, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at ECU take out is $26,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $336, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Queens University of Charlotte came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in North Carolina ranking. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 914
Tennessee 566
Kentucky 479
Georgia 574
West Virginia 198
Virginia 730
Alabama 444
Louisiana 266
Mississippi 157
South Carolina 202
Arkansas 292

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Rehabilitation Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Rehabilitation

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 20 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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