Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Southern California

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 University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 rehabilitation majors received their bachelor's degree from USC.

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.

USC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

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

USC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the rehabilitation progam at USC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 USC 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
Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools	4
Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools	22

In 2021, 155 students received their master’s degree in rehabilitation from USC. This makes it the #3 most popular school for rehabilitation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 213 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rehabilitation majors at University of Southern California.

USC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 rehabilitation majors earned their bachelor's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation at USC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 University of Southern California with a bachelor's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

Of the 155 rehabilitation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

In the rehabilitation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	52
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

USC also has a doctoral program available in rehabilitation. In 2021, 213 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Science
• Other Health Professions
• Dental Support 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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Physical Therapists	20,630	$97,110
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Rehabilitation Counselors	15,270	$37,250
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Occupational Therapists	9,580	$95,160

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.