Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Illinois at Chicago
UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 78 rehabilitation majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.
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.
UIC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation
- Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation
- Doctorate Degree in Rehabilitation
UIC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the rehabilitation progam at UIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The rehabilitation major at UIC 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 |
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68 | |
Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools | 147 |
164 | |
Best Rehabilitation Professions Schools | 172 |
Most Focused Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools | 192 |
Most Focused Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools | 200 |
In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in rehabilitation from UIC. This makes it the #58 most popular school for rehabilitation master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 75 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Rehabilitation Student Demographics at UIC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rehabilitation majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.
UIC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in rehabilitation.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 19 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
UIC Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program
Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from UIC, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the rehabilitation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in rehabilitation.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 28 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
UIC also has a doctoral program available in rehabilitation. In 2021, 75 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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 University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Rehabilitation Science | 85 |
Occupational Therapy | 59 |
Physical Therapy/Therapist | 58 |
Related Majors
- Medical Science
- Other Health Professions
- Health/Medical Prep Programs
- Medical Illustration & Informatics
- Advanced Dentistry & Oral 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 University of Illinois at Chicago.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
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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 Hied5 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.