Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you are interested in studying vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor, you may want to check out the program at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. In 2021, 56 vocational rehabilitation counseling majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Madison.

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

UW - Madison Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks vocational rehabilitation counseling programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Madison performed in these rankings.

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 vocational rehabilitation counseling major at UW - Madison is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling. 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 Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Rehabilitation Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Rehabilitation Counseling Schools	31
Most Focused Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	48

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling from UW - Madison. This makes it the #26 most popular school for vocational rehabilitation counseling master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in vocational rehabilitation counseling, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the vocational rehabilitation counseling majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 vocational rehabilitation counseling majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW - Madison. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical vocational rehabilitation counseling bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling at UW - Madison are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in vocational rehabilitation counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW - Madison Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of vocational rehabilitation counseling master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in vocational rehabilitation counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in vocational rehabilitation counseling. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy/Therapist

Careers That Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Rehabilitation Counselors	2,830	$31,510

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.