Rehabilitation Science at University of Illinois at Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a rehabilitation science school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's rehabilitation science program.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. Of the 614 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 78 of them were rehabilitation science majors.

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

UIC Rehabilitation Science Degrees Available

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

UIC Rehabilitation Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the rehabilitation science 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 science major at UIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Rehabilitation Science. 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
Most Popular Rehabilitation Science Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Rehabilitation Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Rehabilitation Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Rehabilitation Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
	16
Best Rehabilitation Science Schools	16
Most Focused Rehabilitation Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in rehabilitation science from UIC. This makes it the #5 most popular school for rehabilitation science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation science, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Science Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Rehabilitation Science Bachelor’s Program

The rehabilitation science program at UIC awarded 78 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. The typical rehabilitation science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its rehabilitation science 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIC Rehabilitation Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 rehabilitation science majors earned their master's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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 science.

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

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

Related Majors

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Occupational Therapy

Careers That Rehabilitation Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in rehabilitation science 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
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Rehabilitation Counselors	3,670	$40,260
Life Scientists	140	$90,030

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.