Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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 Texas Southwestern Medical Center stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Southwestern is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 2,299 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Southwestern Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

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

UT Southwestern Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

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There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #155 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at UT Southwestern

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

UT Southwestern Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a master’s in rehabilitation from UT Southwestern in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from UT Southwestern, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Medicine

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 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

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 Ansem27 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.