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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region

44 Colleges
$60,841 Avg Salary
$23,736 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You

With 29,833 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Check out the rehabilitation programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at UT Rio Grande Valley take out is $15,625.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

Out of the 44 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 44 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 4 spot on the list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that rehabilitation majors at UNT take out is $25,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $228.

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With a ranking of #9, Midwestern University - Glendale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Midwestern University - Glendale Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,705
Arizona 271
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 78

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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