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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region

38 Colleges
$60,841 Avg Salary
$23,736 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 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.

The Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools

Our analysis found Baylor College of Medicine to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Midwestern University - Glendale is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas Medical Branch helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southwest Region . UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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With a ranking of #6, Abilene Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the midsize city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Western New Mexico University take out is $34,539.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #8 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas Health Science Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

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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 25 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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