2025 Best Rehabilitation Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States 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 14 doctor's degrees in rehabilitation science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on rehabilitation science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other rehabilitation science students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized rehabilitation science related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Rehabilitation Science in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Rehabilitation Science

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in rehabilitation science. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in rehabilitation science from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of Iowa is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in rehabilitation science. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in rehabilitation science from University of Iowa

Best Rehabilitation Science Colleges by State

Explore the best rehabilitation science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	1
Iowa	177	1
Missouri	175	2
Kansas	134	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Rehabilitation Science

One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Rehabilitation Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist	1,504
Occupational Therapy	478

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.