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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Kentucky

10 Colleges
$60,304 Avg Salary
$25,005 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You

In 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students earned 479 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for rehabilitation majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Eastern Kentucky University to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at Eastern take out is $25,005.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

The excellent programs at Spalding University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellarmine University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Murray 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in Kentucky ranking. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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#8

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

With a ranking of #8, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 914
North Carolina 911
Tennessee 566
Georgia 574
West Virginia 198
Virginia 730
Louisiana 266
Mississippi 157
South Carolina 202
Alabama 444
Arkansas 292

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 10 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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