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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for rehabilitation majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the most popular school in California for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Azusa Pacific University Report

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at California State University - Northridge

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

Explore all the Most Popular Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools 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 3 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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