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

If you pursue a doctor's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

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 Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 194 doctor's degrees in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Arizona Schools for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation

1

Midwestern University - Glendale
Glendale, AZ

54 Annual Graduates

Midwestern University - Glendale is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from Midwestern University - Glendale

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

139 Annual Graduates

$71,725 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions has to check out Northern Arizona University. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, rehabilitation doctorate recipients generally make around $71,725 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a doctorate in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from Northern Arizona University

Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	165	784
Oklahoma	92	103
New Mexico	59	2

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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	150
Occupational Therapy	43
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Rehabilitation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	594
Medicine	473
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	256
Dentistry	145
Alternative Medicine & Systems	65
Optometry	50
Health & Medical Administrative Services	47
Communication Sciences	27
Public Health	18
Mental & Social Health Services	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.