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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$70,418 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 741 degrees and certificates were awarded to rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Downers Grove the best school in Illinois for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Rush University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rush University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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#8

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 759
Ohio 881
Indiana 454
Wisconsin 668

One of 29 majors within the area of study, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Rehabilitation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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