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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

15 Colleges
$35,265 Avg Salary
$20,341 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate Degree School for You

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for rehabilitation majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Baltimore County the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Rehabilitation majors at CCBC take out an average of $24,343 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 14% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, rehabilitation graduates from Thomas Jefferson University carry an average student debt load of $37,956.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

Women make up 68% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bronx Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Bronx Community College Report

#5

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LaGuardia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Island City.

Women make up 78% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at LaGuardia Community College

Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

On average, rehabilitation graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $15,713 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

With a ranking of #7, Middlesex County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#8

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Union County College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Union County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Union County College Report

#9

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Ocean County College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Raritan Valley Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Raritan Valley Community College Report

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,807
Pennsylvania 3,183
Maryland 353
New Jersey 453
District of Columbia 172
Delaware 103

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 15 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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