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2023 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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 Most Popular Online 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. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online programs were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at UNT take out is $25,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $228.

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#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western New Mexico University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students pursuing an online degree. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online 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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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,705
Arizona 271
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 78

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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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