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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 67 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rehabilitation majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Our analysis found Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Shreveport, LSU Health - Shreveport is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Belmont University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Shenandoah University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

With a ranking of #7, Radford 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 small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #8 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

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Medical University of South Carolina landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. MUSC is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Medical University of South Carolina Report

#10

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.

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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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Memphis, TN
12 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans New Orleans, LA
13 Elon University Elon, NC

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 574
Virginia 730
North Carolina 911
Florida 914
Tennessee 566
Kentucky 479
South Carolina 202
Louisiana 266
Arkansas 292
Alabama 444
Mississippi 157
West Virginia 198

One of 30 majors within the area of study, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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