by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Georgia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is the 37th most popular major in the country with 29,833 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,739 and had an average of $25,262 in loans still to pay off.
Across Georgia, there were 574 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,160 and $25,213 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 296 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,023 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Georgia” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Georgia”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia doctor’s degree rehabilitation students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 43 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Georgia list. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Augusta University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Georgia list. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Mercer University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Georgia. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 63 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Emory University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #5 spot on the list. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of North Georgia
Georgia Southern University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Georgia ranking. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at GaSou
Georgia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Georgia ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Georgia State University
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