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2023 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for rehabilitation majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences the most popular online school in the United States for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

Of the 1,020 students majoring in rehabilitation at USAHS, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Of the 94 students majoring in rehabilitation at TTUHSC, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Flint 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 Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in rehabilitation at UM Flint, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#4

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winston - Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 64% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 70% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Of the 32 students majoring in rehabilitation at UNC Chapel Hill, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 82% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in rehabilitation at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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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

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 23 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.

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