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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

29 Colleges
$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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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

#1

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Our analysis found Creighton University to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 157 students majoring in rehabilitation at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 105 students majoring in rehabilitation at Mizzou, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#5

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 84 students majoring in rehabilitation at WUSTL, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #7, Saint Louis University 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 Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Southwest Baptist University 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 town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#9

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Saint Ambrose University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 39% are male.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 603
Iowa 319
Nebraska 364
Missouri 979
Kansas 230
South Dakota 67
North Dakota 265

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.

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