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

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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 Texas. With 1,705 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Texas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Baylor University the most popular school in Texas for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

About 59% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 41% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 87 students majoring in rehabilitation at UT Health San Antonio, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Medical Branch helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in Texas. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

Women make up 76% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at The University of Texas Medical Branch Report

University of the Incarnate Word 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 55% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Women make up 53% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at The University of Texas at El Paso

University of North Texas Health Science Center 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. UNT Health Science Center is a small public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Women make up 83% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 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 city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Report

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 271
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 78

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 14 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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