Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University

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 Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 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.

VCU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, VCU does offer online courses in rehabilitation for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

VCU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 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.

There were 95 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a master's degree in rehabilitation from VCU. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from VCU, 65% 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 32% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Dental Support Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Public Health
• 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Physical Therapists	6,470	$91,700
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Rehabilitation Counselors	3,080	$43,840
Occupational Therapists	3,070	$93,010

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.