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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 76 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Nova Southeastern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

About 79% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#3

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Shenandoah University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in rehabilitation at Shenandoah, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Shenandoah University Report

#3

South College

Knoxville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

About 61% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 39% are male.

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Out of the 76 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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Medical University of South Carolina landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 72% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Medical University of South Carolina Report

#7

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in rehabilitation at Ole Miss, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Mississippi Report

#7

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #7, Belmont University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

About 87% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#9

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #9, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

About 65% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Duke University Report

#10

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

About 66% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #10, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 42% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
13 Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA
14 Winston - Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC
15 Emory University Atlanta, GA
15 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 671
Florida 870
Georgia 496
North Carolina 692
Tennessee 506
Kentucky 415
Louisiana 208
Alabama 380
South Carolina 184
Mississippi 131
Arkansas 242
West Virginia 186

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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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