Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 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.

Northwestern Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

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There were 90 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a master's degree in rehabilitation from Northwestern. About 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in rehabilitation each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Concentrations Within Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

If you plan to be a rehabilitation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy/Therapist	90
Orthotist/Prosthetist	48

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health Sciences & Services

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 Northwestern 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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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