by our College Data Analytics TeamRehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Alabama at Birmingham. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in rehabilitation, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UAB was $1,066 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $450 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 | $8,100 | $19,188 |
The median early career salary of rehabilitation students who receive their doctor’s degree from UAB is $69,785 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $69,264.
UAB does not offer an online option for its rehabilitation doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAB Online Learning page.
About 75.5% of the students who received their Doctorate in rehabilitation in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 9.4% of the rehabilitation doctor’s degrees at UAB in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 46 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 50 |
| Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to rehabilitation and therapeutic professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 75 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 11 |
| Medicine | 186 |
| Optometry | 41 |
| Public Health | 6 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.