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

17 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 5% are male.

On average, rehabilitation graduates from BGSU take out $21,386 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 79% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

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#3

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . SMWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods.

Women make up 76% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Report

#3

Bellin College

Green Bay, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellin College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Bellin College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Green Bay.

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

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

Of the 10 students majoring in rehabilitation at UWM, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

About 80% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 20% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Purdue University Northwest Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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

#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Eastern Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Full Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Eastern Michigan University Report

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 17 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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