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2023 Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges
$50,853 Avg Salary
$19,875 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rehabilitation majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Western Michigan University to be the best school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

Bellin College

Green Bay, WI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellin College is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Bellin College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Green Bay.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, rehabilitation majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $21,386 in student debt.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

Purdue University Northwest ranked #6 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

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With a ranking of #8, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#9

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Alverno College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Alverno College Report

#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

With a ranking of #10, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions colleges 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 11 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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