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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$70,418 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

With 29,833 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Downers Grove to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Findlay. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #6, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Kettering College

Kettering, OH

Kettering College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Kettering, Kettering College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

With a ranking of #9, Carroll University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Flint, UM Flint is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 889
Ohio 1,081
Michigan 1,067
Indiana 499
Wisconsin 957

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Rehabilitation Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist 13,655
Occupational Therapy 9,958
Rehabilitation Science 1,161
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 1,046
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 870
Art Therapy 858
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 837
Music Therapy 665
Orthotist/Prosthetist 335
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering 117
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist 110
Animal-Assisted Therapy 85
Play Therapy 56
Dance Therapy 52
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General 28

Majors Similar to Rehabilitation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.

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