2024 Best Rehabilitation Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a doctor's degree in rehabilitation science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #220 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for rehabilitation science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in rehabilitation science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to rehabilitation science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of rehabilitation science students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized rehabilitation science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for rehabilitation science students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Rehabilitation Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Rehabilitation Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Rehabilitation Science in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in rehabilitation science.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation Science

1

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Marquette University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in rehabilitation science. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in rehabilitation science from Marquette University

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in rehabilitation science. UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in rehabilitation science from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Rehabilitation Science Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	3
Indiana	202	2
Wisconsin	163	4

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Rehabilitation Science Related Rankings by Major

Rehabilitation Science is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	1,500
Occupational Therapy	303
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	9
Art Therapy	5
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.