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Rehabilitation Professions at University of North Carolina Wilmington

What traits are you looking for in a school for Rehabilitation Professions, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina Wilmington. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of North Carolina Wilmington is in Wilmington, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 29 rehabilitation professions degrees were awarded at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Studying Online at University of North Carolina Wilmington

Many students take online classes at University of North Carolina Wilmington. Of 18,848 students, 4,303 (23%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 8,428 (45%) took at least some classes online.

Rehabilitation Professions Rankings at University of North Carolina Wilmington

Use these rankings to compare University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Rehabilitation Professions program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#4 of 16
Best Value	North Carolina	#8 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#23 of 103
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#56 of 98
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#122 of 394
Best Value	Nationwide	#174 of 370

Earnings for Rehabilitation Professions Graduates from University of North Carolina Wilmington

Students who complete University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Rehabilitation Professions program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$26,148
2 years	$34,704
3 years	$38,932
4 years	$43,080
5 years	$45,975

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Rehabilitation Professions graduates from University of North Carolina Wilmington earn a median of $43,080, compared with $61,282 for all University of North Carolina Wilmington graduates — about 30% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Rehabilitation Professions graduates from University of North Carolina Wilmington stands at $21,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Rehabilitation Professions graduates at University of North Carolina Wilmington, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Rehabilitation Professions graduates at University of North Carolina Wilmington are 97% women (28) and 3% men (1).

Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Program at University of North Carolina Wilmington

Of the 29 bachelor’s rehabilitation professions degrees awarded at University of North Carolina Wilmington, 97% were women (28) and 3% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Rehabilitation Professions bachelor’s degree recipients at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	2
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 14% of Rehabilitation Professions bachelor’s degree recipients at University of North Carolina Wilmington, lower than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Rehabilitation Professions Concentrations at University of North Carolina Wilmington

This Rehabilitation Professions program at University of North Carolina Wilmington breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Recreational Therapy	29

Best-Paid Careers for Rehabilitation Professions Graduates

Those who complete Rehabilitation Professions program at University of North Carolina Wilmington go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Rehabilitation Professions graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Recreational Therapists	$150,116
Exercise Physiologists	$144,072
Physical Therapists	$144,047
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$124,839
Therapists, All Other	$121,750
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$116,775
Mechatronics Engineers	$115,569
Microsystems Engineers	$104,558
Wind Energy Engineers	$98,460

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.