by our College Data Analytics TeamRehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at East Carolina University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in rehabilitation, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at ECU was ranked #187 on College Factual's Best Schools for rehabilitation list. It is also ranked #6 in North Carolina.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at ECU paid an average of $864 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $185 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,452 | $20,729 |
| Fees | $2,787 | $2,787 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,524 | $1,524 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,136 | $10,136 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,710 | $3,710 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Rehabilitation students who received their bachelor’s degree at ECU took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 5% higher than the national average of $24,784.
rehabilitation who receive their bachelor’s degree from ECU make an average of $33,281 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $31,323.
Online degrees for the ECU rehabilitation bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ECU Online Learning page.
About 92.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in rehabilitation in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.5% of the rehabilitation bachelor’s degrees at ECU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 64 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy | 60 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to rehabilitation and therapeutic professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 33 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 64 |
| Allied Health Professions | 14 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 10 |
| Public Health | 304 |
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*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.
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