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

16 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.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest 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.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley the most popular school in the Southwest Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

Of the 118 students majoring in rehabilitation at UT Rio Grande Valley, 13% are male and 87% are female.

On average, rehabilitation graduates from UT Rio Grande Valley take out $17,207 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

Of the 78 students majoring in rehabilitation at UTEP, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 70 students majoring in rehabilitation at UNT, 11% are male and 89% are female.

On average, rehabilitation graduates from UNT take out $27,225 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $228.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of the Incarnate Word helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 37% are male.

On average, rehabilitation graduates from UIW take out $24,397 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

About 96% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

Women make up 95% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 88% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 7% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, rehabilitation majors at TWU accumulate an average of around $28,635 in student debt.

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#9

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, rehabilitation majors at Western New Mexico University accumulate an average of around $29,638 in student debt.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Western New Mexico University Report

With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Shawnee, OBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 44% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,705
Arizona 271
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 78

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 16 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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