by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Virginia, there were 730 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,149 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 471 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,633 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions. That schools that top this list have a program in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree rehabilitation students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mary Baldwin University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mary Baldwin is located in Staunton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.
Full Mary Baldwin University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory and Henry College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia. Emory and Henry College is located in Emory, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Emory and Henry College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia list. Located in Winchester, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 97 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s rehabilitation students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Shenandoah University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Lynchburg. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia list. Lynchburg is a small school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 48 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lynchburg Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia list. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified doctorate’s rehabilitation students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Marymount
Hampton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia ranking. Hampton is a small school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 25 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Hampton University
Radford University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia list. Located in Radford, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s rehabilitation students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Radford University
With a ranking of #8, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia list. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 95 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University
Old Dominion University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Rehabilitation Major in Virginia ranking. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 39 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Old Dominion Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
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