by our College Data Analytics TeamRehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Utah. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at U of U was $959 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $273 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,666 | $23,537 |
| Fees | $1,158 | $1,158 |
The median early career salary of rehabilitation students who receive their doctor’s degree from U of U is $68,462 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $69,264.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. U of U does offer online classes in its rehabilitation doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the U of U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.4% of the rehabilitation students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.7%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in rehabilitation at U of U in 2019-2020, 19.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy | 6 |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 50 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to rehabilitation and therapeutic professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 12 |
| Dentistry | 45 |
| Medicine | 132 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 65 |
| Public Health | 6 |
View All Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Related Majors >
*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.