Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Governors State University

If you are interested in studying rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, you may want to check out the program at Governors State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions section at the bottom of this page.

GSU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation
• Doctorate Degree in Rehabilitation

GSU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #258 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at GSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rehabilitation majors at Governors State University.

GSU Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in rehabilitation from GSU. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from GSU, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a master's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapy	27
Physical Therapy/Therapist	2

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Rehabilitation Grads May Go Into

A degree in rehabilitation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Physical Therapists	10,750	$90,690
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Occupational Therapists	5,230	$83,940
Engineers	4,000	$87,220
Rehabilitation Counselors	3,670	$40,260

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By User:Astuishin under License

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