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Highest earning master's rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs in Illinois
Illinois rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midwestern University | Downers Grove | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $74,591 | 156 |
| 2 | University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | Public, 4-year | $70,116 | 42 |
| 3 | Governors State University | University Park | Public, 4-year | $69,605 | 40 |
| 4 | Chicago State University | Chicago | Public, 4-year | $67,878 | 41 |
| 5 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $65,792 | 31 |
| 6 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | Public, 4-year | $58,719 | 63 |
| 7 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,062 | 34 |
| 8 | Northwestern University | Evanston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,186 | 71 |
| 9 | Adler University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,611 | 45 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.