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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in Illinois

8 Ranked Colleges
453 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 28,859 people earned their degree in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,273 and had an average of $67,296 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 916 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,213 and $77,033 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 453 rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the rehabilitation and therapeutic professions program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree rehabilitation students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions in Illinois

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree rehabilitation students list, UIC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Governors State University landed the #2 spot on the list. GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GSU are $14,674.

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#3

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified doctorate’s rehabilitation students in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

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#4

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley also made our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Rush University

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rush University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Rush University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rush University are $37,207.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. RFUMS is a small school located in North Chicago, Illinois that handed out 66 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2019-2020.

RFUMS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RFUMS are $36,765.

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#7

Midwestern University - Downers Grove

Downers Grove, Illinois

Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois ranking. Located in Downers Grove, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 101 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s rehabilitation students in 2019-2020.

Midwestern University - Downers Grove also took the #2 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern University - Downers Grove are $45,511, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Rehabilitation Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois ranking. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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