Ranked #25 in popularity, rehabilitation & therapeutic professions is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Combined, these schools handed out 140 master's degrees in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for Your Master's Degree
The rehabilitation master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for rehabilitation & therapeutic professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized rehabilitation & therapeutic professions related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students seeking a a master's degree.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Rehabilitation
University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. U of U is a very large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Master's recipients from the rehabilitation & therapeutic professions major at University of Utah make $13,889 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the city of Fort Collins.
Those rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who get their master's degree from Colorado State University - Fort Collins earn $8,674 more than the standard rehabilitation graduate.
Idaho State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. ISU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pocatello.
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions master's degree recipients from Idaho State University receive an earnings boost of about $16,713 above the average earnings of rehabilitation & therapeutic professions majors.
Montana State University - Billings is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Montana State University - Billings is a small public university located in the city of Billings.
Soon after graduating, rehabilitation master's recipients generally earn an average of $46,827 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The rehabilitation master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
