2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools
Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,833 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 594 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the United States
Check out the rehabilitation programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Rehabilitation Professions
Our analysis found University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
On average, rehabilitation graduates from Pitt take out $25,851 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $403.
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The excellent programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the United States. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 594 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arcadia University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glenside.
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Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Ithaca College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their degree, rehabilitation graduates from Ithaca carry an average student debt load of $23,000.
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Thomas Jefferson University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Thomas Jefferson University take out is $36,635.
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Temple University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
Rehabilitation majors at Temple take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $443.
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Loma Linda University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.
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Creighton University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
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Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #11 on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
After completing their degree, rehabilitation graduates from Boston U carry an average student debt load of $27,000.
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Western Michigan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, rehabilitation graduates from WMU carry an average student debt load of $23,000.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at UIC take out is $17,867.
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The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Utica College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Utica.
After completing their degree, rehabilitation graduates from Utica College carry an average student debt load of $27,000.
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With a ranking of #17, A T Still University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #17, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
On average, rehabilitation graduates from SLU take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Stony Brook University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at UT Rio Grande Valley take out is $15,625.
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Nova Southeastern University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Bay Path University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.
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With a ranking of #23, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out is $24,918.
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Touro College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 594 different United States rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools award.
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions by Region
View the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools for a specific region near you.
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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Rehabilitation Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Rehabilitation
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.