Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you plan to study rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 rehabilitation majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

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

SIUC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the rehabilitation progam at SIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The rehabilitation major at SIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
	43
Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
	84
Most Focused Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
	146
Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	150
Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools	193
Most Focused Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools	198
Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	219
Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	256
Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools	275
Most Focused Rehabilitation Professions Schools	349

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in rehabilitation from SIUC. This makes it the #188 most popular school for rehabilitation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #256 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 rehabilitation majors earned their bachelor's degree from SIUC. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation at SIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its rehabilitation bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SIUC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 rehabilitation majors earned their master's degree from SIUC. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from SIUC, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in rehabilitation. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	30
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	4

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Dental Support Services
• Communication Sciences
• Medicine

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.