2025 Best Rehabilitation Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Rehabilitation Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #220 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for rehabilitation science students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 14 doctor's degrees in rehabilitation science to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to rehabilitation science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of rehabilitation science 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized rehabilitation science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for rehabilitation science students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Rehabilitation Science Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Rehabilitation Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Rehabilitation Science in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for rehabilitation science students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation Science

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in rehabilitation science. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in rehabilitation science from University of Florida

2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in rehabilitation science needs to look into University of Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington.More information about a doctorate in rehabilitation science from University of Kentucky

Best Rehabilitation Science Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation science schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	5
North Carolina	190	2
Louisiana	146	0
Kentucky	119	11

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Rehabilitation Science Related Rankings by Major

Rehabilitation Science is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Rehabilitation Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	2,898
Occupational Therapy	691
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	8
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	3

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.