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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Colleges
$70,418 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,833 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

About 67% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

About 51% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 49% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 60% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

With a ranking of #6, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

About 42% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

Rocky Mountain College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Rocky is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Billings.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Rocky Mountain College Report

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 218
Utah 297
Idaho 75
Montana 459
Wyoming 17

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Rehabilitation Concentrations

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 9 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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