Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at The University of Texas at El Paso

Every rehabilitation & therapeutic professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the rehabilitation program at The University of Texas at El Paso stacks up to those at other schools.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions section at the bottom of this page.

UTEP Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation
• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation

UTEP Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rehabilitation majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of rehabilitation master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in rehabilitation each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the rehabilitation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 54% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a master's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

If you plan to be a rehabilitation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at El Paso. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy/Therapist	40
Occupational Therapy	22
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	8

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics

Careers That Rehabilitation Grads May Go Into

A degree in rehabilitation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Physical Therapists	16,120	$92,940
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Occupational Therapists	9,250	$89,360
Rehabilitation Counselors	3,270	$44,910

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.