by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Occupational Therapy. 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in rehabilitation, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UAB paid an average of $1,066 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $450 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is 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 master’s degree from UAB is $66,969 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $57,400.
UAB does not offer an online option for its rehabilitation master’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 96.4% of the students who received their Master’s in rehabilitation in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 87.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in rehabilitation at UAB in 2019-2020, 29.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 38 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy | 55 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to rehabilitation and therapeutic professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 7 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 13 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 85 |
| Allied Health Professions | 86 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18 |
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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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