by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,833 people earned their degree in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,739 and had an average of $25,262 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,242 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,841 and $23,736 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 42 colleges that offer a degree in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions.
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The rehabilitation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 290 ’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at TWU
Out of the 42 schools in the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 188 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at UT Rio Grande Valley
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 156 ’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
Out of the 42 schools in the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 148 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at The University of Texas at El Paso
Out of the 42 schools in the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #5 spot on the list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s rehabilitation degrees to 139 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Northern Arizona University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 135 ’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Baylor
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is located in Galveston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 ’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UTMB Galveston Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 92 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at UNT
Midwestern University - Glendale landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Midwestern University - Glendale is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 ’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Midwestern University - Glendale
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 90 ’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Health San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 87 ’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s rehabilitation degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Texas State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 64 ’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Texas State
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified ’s rehabilitation students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at UT Southwestern
Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Abilene Christian University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 45 ’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Abilene Christian University
University of North Texas Health Science Center landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT Health Science Center is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 40 ’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at UNT Health Science Center
Langston University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Langston University is a small public school situated in Langston, Oklahoma. It awarded 38 ’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Langston University
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UMHB is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 36 ’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at UNM
Southwestern College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SWC Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at SWC Santa Fe
Hardin - Simmons University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified ’s rehabilitation students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Hardin - Simmons University
Sam Houston State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at SHSU
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s rehabilitation degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at ASU - Tempe
Angelo State University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.
Full Angelo State University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
Baylor College of Medicine did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s rehabilitation degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Baylor College of Medicine
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