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2025 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Iowa

4 Colleges in Iowa
318 Rehabilitation Degrees Awarded
$64,320 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #37 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 318 degrees in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions annually.

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Choosing a Great Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Iowa Your choice of rehabilitation & therapeutic professions school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Rehabilitation
Bachelor's Degrees in Rehabilitation
Master's Degrees in Rehabilitation
Doctor's Degrees in Rehabilitation

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in Iowa

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the rehabilitation degree levels they offer.

Top Iowa Schools in Rehabilitation

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Rehabilitation Degrees Awarded
15.1% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were roughly 53 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. Those rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who get their degree from University of Iowa make $7,434 more than the typical rehabilitation student.

More information about a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from University of Iowa

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Rehabilitation Degrees Awarded
$70,330 Median Starting Salary

Saint Ambrose University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Davenport. This university ranks 11th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 75 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent data year. Those rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who get their degree from Saint Ambrose University receive $6,010 more than the average rehabilitation student.

More information about a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from Saint Ambrose University

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Allen College
Waterloo, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IA

It's difficult to beat Allen College if you wish to pursue a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Allen College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Waterloo.

There were approximately 23 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at Allen College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from Allen College

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Clarke University
Dubuque, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$73,651 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions has to take a look at Clarke University. Clarke is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Dubuque. This university ranks 1559th out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.

There were approximately 30 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at Clarke in the most recent data year. Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions degree recipients from Clarke University receive an earnings boost of around $9,331 above the average earnings of rehabilitation & therapeutic professions majors.

More information about a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from Clarke University

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 562
Missouri 283 979
Kansas 266 230
Nebraska 238 364
North Dakota 210 265
South Dakota 204 67

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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Rehabilitation Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist 192
Occupational Therapy 104
Music Therapy 11
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 9
Art Therapy 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 2,901
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 2,104
Allied Health Professions 996
Chiropractic 632
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 453
Medicine 422
Health & Medical Administrative Services 356
Public Health 332
Dental Support Services 307
Communication Sciences 247

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