Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you plan to study rehabilitation & therapeutic professions, take a look at what Virginia Commonwealth University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation

VCU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

There were 95 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rehabilitation majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of rehabilitation master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in rehabilitation each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from VCU, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the rehabilitation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

The following rehabilitation concentations are available at Virginia Commonwealth University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy/Therapist	56
Occupational Therapy	39
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	32

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Other Health Professions
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Public Health
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Physical Therapists	6,470	$91,700
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Rehabilitation Counselors	3,080	$43,840
Occupational Therapists	3,070	$93,010

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
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