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2025 Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools

33 Colleges in the United States
1,017 Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in vocational rehabilitation counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #422 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 33 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,017 degrees in vocational rehabilitation counseling to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling School

Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools The vocational rehabilitation counseling program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling rankings. We derive our Best Overall Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Master's Degrees in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Doctor's Degrees in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
78 Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in vocational rehabilitation counseling has to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 78 vocational rehabilitation counseling students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
14.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Scranton if you want to pursue a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #202 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Scranton is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 vocational rehabilitation counseling students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
46.2% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling has to look into University at Buffalo. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were about 26 vocational rehabilitation counseling students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling. TTUHSC is a small public university located in the city of Lubbock.

There were about 10 vocational rehabilitation counseling students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Springfield College
Springfield, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 20th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 2 vocational rehabilitation counseling students who graduated with this degree at Springfield College in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 vocational rehabilitation counseling students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 vocational rehabilitation counseling students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC
18.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were about 11 vocational rehabilitation counseling students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Maryville U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 7th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 12 vocational rehabilitation counseling students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent data year.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WV

WVU is a very large public university located in the city of Morgantown. This university ranks 2nd out of 25 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.

There were approximately 19 vocational rehabilitation counseling students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling by Region

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist 13,809
Occupational Therapy 10,592
Rehabilitation Science 1,258
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 877
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 773
Art Therapy 770
Music Therapy 688
Orthotist/Prosthetist 331
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering 138
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist 129

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