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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Basic 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for rehabilitation majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 7 students majoring in rehabilitation at IUPUI, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their basic certificate. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

About 86% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their basic certificate. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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 6 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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