Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Every rehabilitation and therapeutic professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the rehabilitation program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation from Rutgers New Brunswick.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Rehabilitation (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Rehabilitation
• Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation
• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation
• Doctorate Degree in Rehabilitation

Rutgers New Brunswick Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks rehabilitation programs across the country. The following shows how Rutgers New Brunswick performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The rehabilitation major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	5
Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Associate Degree Schools	32
Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in rehabilitation from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #102 most popular school for rehabilitation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 90 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rehabilitation majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of rehabilitation associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in rehabilitation only graduates about 24% men each year. The program at Rutgers New Brunswick may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in rehabilitation graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a associate's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers New Brunswick Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 rehabilitation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rutgers New Brunswick, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its rehabilitation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Rutgers New Brunswick Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a master's degree in rehabilitation from Rutgers New Brunswick. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the rehabilitation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in rehabilitation. In 2021, 90 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Medical Science
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Physical Therapists	7,560	$97,770
Occupational Therapists	5,380	$96,600
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Engineers	3,470	$114,990
Rehabilitation Counselors	920	$65,350

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
• Image Credit: By Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.