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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Master's Degree Schools in California

16 Colleges
$57,270 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

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 master’s degree in California. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

Women make up 86% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the # 3 spot on the list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in California. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

About 81% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Of the 70 students majoring in rehabilitation at Loma Linda University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Loma Linda University Report

#6

Stanbridge University

Irvine, CA

Stanbridge University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Stanbridge is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 8% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their master’s degree. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 60 students majoring in rehabilitation at West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Report

Dominican University of California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 6% are male.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Dominican University of California Report

California State University - Fresno came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 21% are male.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 22% are male.

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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 16 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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