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2023 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges
$70,418 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 105 students majoring in rehabilitation at Mizzou, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

About 80% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 84% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 603
Iowa 319
Nebraska 364
Missouri 979
Kansas 230
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 265

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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

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 4 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.

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