2024 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Ranked #3 in popularity, rehabilitation & therapeutic professions is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 113 doctor's degrees in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 doctor'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 much debt rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized rehabilitation & therapeutic professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students working on their doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in Mississippi

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

82 Annual Graduates

$70,391 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions needs to look into University of Mississippi. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the town of University.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the rehabilitation program report average early career income of $70,391.

More information about a doctorate in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from University of Mississippi

2

William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS

31 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat William Carey University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from William Carey University

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.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	530
Virginia	127	471
Georgia	126	296
North Carolina	115	443
Louisiana	103	100
Tennessee	102	367
Alabama	98	162
South Carolina	91	106
Kentucky	87	201
Arkansas	58	224
West Virginia	49	128

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Rankings in Majors Related to Rehabilitation

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

Rehabilitation Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	81
Occupational Therapy	32

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	228
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	184
Nursing	50
Dentistry	35
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	15
Communication Sciences	11
Health & Medical Administrative Services	10
Public Health	10

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.