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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

260 Colleges
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Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 260 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation Professions

Our 2023 rankings named University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences the best school in the United States for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 260 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Samuel Merritt University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.

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Out of the 260 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies landed the # 4 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 Midwestern University - Downers Grove. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. 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 #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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Midwestern University - Glendale came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions ranked #8 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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MGH Institute of Health Professions ranked #10 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#11

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #13 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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With a ranking of #14, 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 working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Southern California landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of Puget Sound came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound 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 #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Shreveport, LSU Health - Shreveport is a public school with a small student population.

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#20

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Touro University Nevada landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Henderson, Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#21

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#22

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #24 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

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#25

Chapman University

Orange, CA

With a ranking of #25, Chapman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orange.

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Rest of the Top Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

#26

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA
#27

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
#28

New York University

New York, NY
#29

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND
#30

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA
#31

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI
#32

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR
#33

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY
#34

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
#36

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

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 Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
40 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
41 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI
42 University of the Sciences Philadelphia, PA
43 St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN
44 Arcadia University Glenside, PA
45 Salus University Elkins Park, PA
46 Gannon University Erie, PA
47 Kettering College Kettering, OH
48 Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY
49 Duke University Durham, NC
50 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA
51 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
52 Radford University Radford, VA

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions by Region

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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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