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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$70,418 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor'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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor'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.

Check out the rehabilitation doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

Women make up 61% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Women make up 70% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samuel Merritt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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#5

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#6

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 43% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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University of California - San Francisco came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 69% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 69% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at San Francisco State University Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in rehabilitation at UW Seattle, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Western University of Health Sciences landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 30% are male.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Western University of Health Sciences

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 165
California 3,157
Washington 274
Nevada 117

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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