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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

23 Colleges
$31,548 Avg Salary
$25,931 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Springfield College the most popular school in the New England Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 79% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, rehabilitation majors at Springfield College accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 92% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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#3

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assumption University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

Of the 55 students majoring in rehabilitation at Assumption, 13% are male and 87% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, rehabilitation graduates from Assumption carry an average student debt load of $25,978. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $745.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in rehabilitation at Northeastern, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in rehabilitation at UNH, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#6

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 37 students majoring in rehabilitation at Lesley, 19% are male and 81% are female.

On average, rehabilitation graduates from Lesley take out $24,233 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #7, Berklee College of Music did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 31 students majoring in rehabilitation at Berklee College of Music, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Salem State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in rehabilitation at Salem State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Rehabilitation majors at Salem State take out an average of $29,390 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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American International College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 26 students majoring in rehabilitation at AIC, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#10

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,434
Connecticut 391
New Hampshire 229
Maine 213
Vermont 37
Rhode Island 80

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

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 23 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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