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2023 Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$26,386 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,418 Avg Salary

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

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 889 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for rehabilitation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the rehabilitation doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation Professions

#1

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Governors State University the best value school in Illinois for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GSU are $8,320 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUC are $16,162 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

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#5

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bradley are $17,400 per year.

Bradley also took the #5 spot in our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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Midwestern University - Downers Grove came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Midwestern University - Downers Grove are $47,207 per year.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

RFUMS graduate students pay an average of $36,765 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University 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. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rush University are $37,253 a year.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Rehabilitation Concentrations

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

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 9 schools only.

  • 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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