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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,833 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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

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#2

Florida Academy

Fort Myers, FL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Florida Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Fort Myers, Florida Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in rehabilitation at Florida Academy, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#3

Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Francis Tuttle Technology Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in rehabilitation at Francis Tuttle Technology Center, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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

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Out of the 25 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 4 spot on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 7 students majoring in rehabilitation at IUPUI, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their basic certificate. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#7

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Casper College is a small public school located in the small city of Casper.

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#7

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

Middlesex Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Middletown, MxCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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#10

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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.

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