2026 Best Value Rehabilitation Science Schools in Illinois
[Rehabilitation Science](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/rehabilitation-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for rehabilitation science students.
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2026 Best Value Rehabilitation Science Schools in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in rehabilitation science, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Rehabilitation Science Schools
University Of Illinois At Chicago earned the #1 spot for value among rehabilitation science schools in Illinois. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,949, while out-of-state students pay about $32,009. Rehabilitation Science graduates carry a median of $16,666 in student loans. Rehabilitation Science graduates of University Of Illinois At Chicago earn a median of $59,408 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $16,666 median debt. University Of Illinois At Chicago admits about 77% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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