by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in rehabilitation, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. UW - Madison is in the top 10% of the country for rehabilitation. More specifically it was ranked #45 out of 463 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW - Madison.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,548 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,273 | $37,161 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,200 | $12,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,066 | $3,066 |
Learn more about UW - Madison tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Rehabilitation students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW - Madison took out an average of $21,500 in student loans. That is 13% lower than the national average of $24,784.
The median early career salary of rehabilitation students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW - Madison is $30,554 per year. That is 2% lower than the national average of $31,323.
UW - Madison does not offer an online option for its rehabilitation bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation in 2019-2020, 78.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.6%.
Around 21.4% of rehabilitation bachelor’s degree recipients at UW - Madison in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 65 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling | 84 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to rehabilitation and therapeutic professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 73 |
| Allied Health Professions | 14 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 36 |
| Nursing | 230 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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