2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools
Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is the #37 most popular major in the country with 29,833 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 491 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for rehabilitation majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Top Schools in Rehabilitation Professions
Our analysis found Florida Academy to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Florida Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Fort Myers.
On average, rehabilitation graduates from Florida Academy take out $6,333 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 491 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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Out of the 491 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Samuel Merritt University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.
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A T Still University of Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
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Midwestern University - Downers Grove came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Western University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.
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Stanbridge University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Stanbridge is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
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Midwestern University - Glendale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Salus University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #12, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #13, MGH Institute of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the large city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.
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With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.
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Thomas Jefferson University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
On average, rehabilitation graduates from Thomas Jefferson University take out $36,635 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.
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Dominican University of California came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of San Rafael.
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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Southern California ranked #22 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport, LSU Health - Shreveport is a public school with a small student population.
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University of Puget Sound did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #25, Touro University Nevada did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Located in the large city of Henderson, Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 491 different United States rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 51 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord, NC |
| 52 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport, PA |
| 53 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 54 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 55 | University of the Sciences | Philadelphia, PA |
| 56 | Rockhurst University | Kansas City, MO |
| 57 | Kettering College | Kettering, OH |
| 58 | Upstate Medical University | Syracuse, NY |
| 59 | Arcadia University | Glenside, PA |
| 60 | Gannon University | Erie, PA |
| 61 | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| 62 | Towson University | Towson, MD |
| 63 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 64 | Mount Saint Mary’s University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 65 | Carroll University | Waukesha, WI |
| 66 | Abilene Christian University | Abilene, TX |
| 67 | Shenandoah University | Winchester, VA |
| 68 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
| 69 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
| 70 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 71 | College of Saint Mary | Omaha, NE |
| 72 | Western New Mexico University | Silver City, NM |
| 73 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools award.
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Rehabilitation
One of 30 majors within the area of study, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Rehabilitation
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.
More about our data sources and methodologies.