by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Therapy/Therapist. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in rehabilitation, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UTHSC was $1,274 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $712 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,798 | $23,000 |
| Fees | $1,382 | $1,430 |
The median early career salary of rehabilitation students who receive their doctor’s degree from UTHSC is $67,139 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $69,264.
Online degrees for the UTHSC rehabilitation doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTHSC Online Learning page.
About 63.8% of the students who received their Doctorate in rehabilitation in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 65.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 8.6% of the rehabilitation doctor’s degrees at UTHSC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 51 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 58 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to rehabilitation and therapeutic professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 17 |
| Dentistry | 100 |
| Medicine | 158 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 165 |
| Public Health | 1 |
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*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.
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