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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools

376 Colleges
$59,739 Avg Salary
$25,262 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is the #11 most popular major in the country with 24,774 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. This report analyzed 376 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for rehabilitation majors pursuing a .

Top 25 Top Schools in Rehabilitation Professions

Our analysis found University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 376 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor College of Medicine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent programs at Samuel Merritt University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the United States. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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Midwestern University - Downers Grove came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Western University of Health Sciences landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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#8

Stanbridge University

Irvine, CA

Stanbridge University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Stanbridge is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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Midwestern University - Glendale ranked #9 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Salus University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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MGH Institute of Health Professions came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Located in the city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #13 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #14 on the list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

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#16

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #16, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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With a ranking of #17, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #18, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

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Dominican University of California ranked #19 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Rafael.

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University of Southern California ranked #20 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Shreveport, LSU Health - Shreveport is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Puget Sound ranked #23 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#24

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Touro University Nevada did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the large city of Henderson, Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#25

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools

#26

Belmont University

Nashville, TN
#27

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA
#29

Chapman University

Orange, CA
#30

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
#31

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA
#32

Milligan University

Milligan College, TN
#33

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND
#34

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA
#36

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
#37

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY
#38

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR
#41

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA
#42

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT
#43

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI
#48

Towson University

Towson, MD
#49

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI
#50

New York University

New York, NY

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 376 different United States rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC
52 College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE
53 Tufts University Medford, MA
54 University of the Sciences Philadelphia, PA
55 Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO
56 Arcadia University Glenside, PA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools award.

Rank College Location
57 Kettering College Kettering, OH
58 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA
59 Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY
60 Gannon University Erie, PA
61 Duke University Durham, NC
62 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
63 Carroll University Waukesha, WI
64 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
65 Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles, CA
66 Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX
67 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
68 Radford University Radford, VA
69 Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN
70 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
71 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans New Orleans, LA
72 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
73 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
74 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
75 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions by Region

View the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 29 majors within the area of study, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Rehabilitation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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