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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southeast Region

101 Colleges
$59,560 Avg Salary
$26,025 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.

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.

The Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 101 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

The excellent programs at Shenandoah University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Medical University of South Carolina helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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University of Central Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

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#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston - Salem State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#12

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#12

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#12

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Georgia State University Report

#15

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Knoxville.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
16 University of South Alabama Mobile, AL
17 Spalding University Louisville, KY
17 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
19 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL
20 University of Mississippi University, MS

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 26 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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