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2023 Most Popular 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 76 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Nova Southeastern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Of the 138 students majoring in rehabilitation at NUS Florida, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Nova Southeastern University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 79% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Central Arkansas

#3

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

A rank of #3 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.

About 70% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

South College

Knoxville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South College is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 61% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at South College

Out of the 76 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

Of the 95 students majoring in rehabilitation at VCU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University

Medical University of South Carolina came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. MUSC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

Of the 83 students majoring in rehabilitation at MUSC, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#7

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Belmont University

#7

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.

About 78% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 22% are male.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Mississippi

#9

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Duke University Report

#10

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 66% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Bellarmine University

#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 58% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Kentucky Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Rehabilitation Professions students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
13 Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA
14 Winston - Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC
15 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
15 Emory University Atlanta, GA

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges 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.

  • 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.

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