by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 North Carolina, there were 914 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,445 and $24,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 238 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions. To top this list, a school must have a successful rehabilitation and therapeutic professions program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 79 masters’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 48 masters’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Winston - Salem State University landed the #3 spot on the list. WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 masters’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.
Full Winston - Salem State University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s rehabilitation students in 2020-2021.
Full East Carolina University Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a small school located in Concord, North Carolina that handed out 21 masters’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Report
Appalachian State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Rehabilitation Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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