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Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Middlesex Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Middletown, MxCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#1

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Gateway Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Connecticut Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Winsted, NCCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in rehabilitation at NCCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

The in-demand basic certificate programs at University of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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 4 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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