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2023 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Colleges
$62,764 Avg Salary
$25,650 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.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Mizzou take out is $20,000.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent online programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#5

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, rehabilitation graduates from SLU carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

Iowa Lakes Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Estherville.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 603
Iowa 319
Missouri 979
Nebraska 364
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 9 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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