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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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$70,418 Avg Salary

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

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 566 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for rehabilitation majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

South College

Knoxville, TN

Our analysis found South College to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#2

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 7 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Of the 60 students majoring in rehabilitation at UTHSC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 74% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

Women make up 49% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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#6

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in rehabilitation at Tennessee State University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Lincoln Memorial University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Harrogate.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 914
North Carolina 911
Kentucky 479
Georgia 574
West Virginia 198
Virginia 730
Alabama 444
Louisiana 266
Mississippi 157
South Carolina 202
Arkansas 292

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 7 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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