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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California

18 Colleges
$70,418 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

With 3,157 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions is the #42 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the rehabilitation doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Samuel Merritt University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western University of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Chapman University

Orange, CA

With a ranking of #6, Chapman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of the Pacific came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of California - San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #9, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Azusa Pacific University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 274
Oregon 165
Nevada 117

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 18 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.

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