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2024 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Kentucky

7 Colleges in Kentucky
449 Rehabilitation Degrees Awarded
$60,304 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #37 in popularity, rehabilitation & therapeutic professions is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 449 degrees in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Kentucky The rehabilitation program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions rankings. We derive our Best Overall Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degree Level

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

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 the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools in Kentucky. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in Kentucky

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the rehabilitation degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Kentucky Schools in Rehabilitation

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Rehabilitation Degrees Awarded
$54,198 Median Starting Salary

University of Kentucky is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were approximately 100 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, rehabilitation degree recipients typically earn about $54,198 in the first five years of their career.

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Rehabilitation Degrees Awarded
$65,854 Median Starting Salary

Bellarmine University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #682 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bellarmine U is a great university overall.

There were about 76 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the rehabilitation & therapeutic professions degree program at Bellarmine University get $5,550 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
168 Rehabilitation Degrees Awarded
13.1% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Eastern Kentucky University if you want to pursue a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Richmond. This university ranks 10th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 168 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the rehabilitation program make an average of $56,959 in the first couple years of working.

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Spalding University
Louisville, KY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Rehabilitation Degrees Awarded
$58,656 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Spalding University if you want to pursue a degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Louisville. This university ranks 12th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 34 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at Spalding in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, rehabilitation degree recipients typically earn about $58,656 in the first five years of their career.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In KY
61.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In KY
19.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 21 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$71,960 Median Starting Salary
$97,736 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were approximately 29 rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the rehabilitation & therapeutic professions degree program at Western Kentucky University earn $11,656 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Georgia287574
Florida282905
North Carolina279900
Virginia274725
Tennessee269565
South Carolina248202
Louisiana242266
Mississippi234157
Arkansas234290
Alabama233411
West Virginia207198

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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Rehabilitation Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Occupational Therapy223
Physical Therapy/Therapist167
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling26
Music Therapy23
Rehabilitation Science10

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Majors Similar to Rehabilitation

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Nursing6,822
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants3,834
Health & Medical Administrative Services2,049
Allied Health Professions1,352
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services1,118
Health Sciences & Services459
Medicine440
Public Health423
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science416
Mental & Social Health Services378

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