Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at The University of Texas Medical Branch

What traits are you looking for in a rehabilitation school? To help you decide if The University of Texas Medical Branch is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's rehabilitation program.

UTMB Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,458.

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.

UTMB Galveston Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation
• Doctorate Degree in Rehabilitation

UTMB Galveston Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

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There were 58 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #90 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at UTMB Galveston

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rehabilitation majors at The University of Texas Medical Branch.

UTMB Galveston Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

Of the 60 students who graduated with a master’s in rehabilitation from UTMB Galveston in 2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from UTMB Galveston, 68% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the rehabilitation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch with a master's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Medical Branch.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Physical Therapists	16,120	$92,940
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Occupational Therapists	9,250	$89,360
Rehabilitation Counselors	3,270	$44,910

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 Nsaum75 under License

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