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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 small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Bellin College

Green Bay, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellin College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Bellin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Green Bay.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Purdue University Northwest landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

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

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Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large 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 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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