Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Western New Mexico University

If you plan to study rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, take a look at what Western New Mexico University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation from Western New Mexico University.

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.

Western New Mexico University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Rehabilitation
• Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks rehabilitation programs across the country. The following shows how Western New Mexico University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The rehabilitation major at Western New Mexico University 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
	2
Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	9
Most Focused Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools	72
Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools	367

Earnings of Western New Mexico University Rehabilitation Graduates

The median salary of rehabilitation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western New Mexico University is $54,681. This is 78% higher than $30,749, which is the national average for all rehabilitation bachelor's degree recipients.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rehabilitation majors at Western New Mexico University.

Western New Mexico University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of rehabilitation associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a associate's in rehabilitation.

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

Western New Mexico University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Program

The rehabilitation program at Western New Mexico University awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation at Western New Mexico University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Western New Mexico University with a bachelor's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western New Mexico University also has a doctoral program available in rehabilitation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Nursing

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 NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Engineers	2,010	$114,790
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Physical Therapists	1,210	$97,210
Occupational Therapists	580	$81,660
Rehabilitation Counselors	280	$38,460

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.