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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

100 Colleges
$50,853 Avg Salary
$19,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,833 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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.

The Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 100 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in rehabilitation at Capella University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Capella University Report

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 5% are male.

On average, rehabilitation graduates from BGSU take out $21,386 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 94% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the United States. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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#5

Bellin College

Green Bay, WI

Out of the 100 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellin College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bellin College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Green Bay.

About 14% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#5

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the United States. SMWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods.

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

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#7

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

Arcadia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glenside.

Of the 14 students majoring in rehabilitation at Arcadia, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Prescott.

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#11

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

About 80% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 20% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Of the 10 students majoring in rehabilitation at UWM, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#13

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. UNF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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#13

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #13, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in rehabilitation at UW, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#13

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 Utah State University Logan, UT
16 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC
16 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Durham, NH
19 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
20 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
20 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
20 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions by Region

View the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Rehabilitation

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 26 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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