2024 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #25 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for rehabilitation & therapeutic professions students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 78 master's degrees in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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 master'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 easy is it for rehabilitation & therapeutic professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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 master'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 Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in South Carolina

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

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Rehabilitation

1

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

49 Annual Graduates

$62,940 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Medical University of South Carolina if you want to pursue a master's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public university with a small student population.

Master's recipients from the rehabilitation & therapeutic professions major at Medical University of South Carolina earn $18,071 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from Medical University of South Carolina

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

9 Annual Graduates

$36,172 Median Starting Salary

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia.

Students who graduate with their master's from the rehabilitation program report average early career wages of $36,172.

More information about a master’s in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC

20 Annual Graduates

$35,494 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat South Carolina State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions. South Carolina State University is a small public university located in the distant town of Orangeburg.

Master's students who receive their degree from the rehabilitation program make around $35,494 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in rehabilitation & therapeutic professions from South Carolina State 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	208	331
Georgia	190	200
Virginia	182	195
North Carolina	178	238
Tennessee	166	138
Alabama	151	185
Kentucky	147	214
Louisiana	147	108
Mississippi	145	18
Arkansas	121	16
West Virginia	112	58

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Rankings in Majors Related to Rehabilitation

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Rehabilitation Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	72
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	6

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	369
Allied Health Professions	242
Communication Sciences	111
Health & Medical Administrative Services	98
Public Health	61
Health/Medical Prep Programs	47
Mental & Social Health Services	40
Medical Illustration & Informatics	25
Medical Science	9
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	9

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.