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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

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

In 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students earned 911 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

Check out the rehabilitation associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Piedmont Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. WPCC is a small public school located in the city of Morganton.

About 75% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Western Piedmont Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Isothermal Community College is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Spindale, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Isothermal Community College Report

Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Tri-County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tri-County Community College is a small public school located in the remote area of Murphy.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Tri-County Community College Report

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 914
Tennessee 566
Georgia 574
Kentucky 479
West Virginia 198
Virginia 730
Alabama 444
Louisiana 266
Mississippi 157
South Carolina 202
Arkansas 292

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Rehabilitation Concentrations

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 3 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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