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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in California

27 Colleges
$70,168 Avg Salary
$13,621 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions was ranked 5th in California. In fact, 3,157 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in California to see which 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.

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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 degree in California. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The excellent programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in California. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in California list. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Samuel Merritt University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in California list. Located in the city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Chapman University

Orange, CA

With a ranking of #6, Chapman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, rehabilitation graduates from Cal State LA carry an average student debt load of $11,879.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 165
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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