by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Therapy/Therapist. 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 Northern Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in rehabilitation, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at NIU paid an average of $492 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,858 | $8,858 |
| Fees | $2,228 | $2,228 |
rehabilitation who receive their doctor’s degree from NIU make an average of $71,854 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $69,264.
NIU does not offer an online option for its rehabilitation doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 36.4% of the rehabilitation students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.7%.
Around 24.2% of rehabilitation doctor’s degree recipients at NIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to rehabilitation and therapeutic professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 5 |
| Other Health Professions | 8 |
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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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