Rehabilitation psychologists specialize in assisting people with developmental or physical disabilities. These specialists conduct research, administer clinical services, help disabled people live independently, develop assistance programs, and lobby elected officials to pass laws on behalf of the disabled.
Most rehabilitation psychologists hold PhDs. It usually takes 5-7 years to complete a doctorate program in rehabilitation psychology. Doctorate students are required to conduct original research and present their conclusions in a dissertation. Those interested in clinical work must complete a yearlong internship.
Most schools only offer rehabilitation psychology as a minor. Before providing professional services, rehabilitation psychologists with PhDs must complete additional training. Clinical practitioners are required to satisfy state licensing requirements.
Below is a list of over 130 colleges and universities offering accredited degree programs in rehabilitation counseling.
| Alabama A & M University – Normal, AL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Alabama State University – Montgomery, AL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Auburn University – Auburn University, AL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Education in Rehabilitation Counseling (online) |
| Troy University – Troy, AL |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation |
| The University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Arizona – Tucson, AZ |
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Programs offered include: Doctor of Philosophy – Rehabilitation |
| Arkansas State University – State University, AR |
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Programs offered include: Master of Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Arkansas Tech University – Russellville, AR |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Arts in Rehabilitation Science |
| University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR |
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Programs offered include: Doctor of Philosophy – Rehabilitation |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock – Little Rock, AR |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling (online) |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff – Pine Bluff, AR |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation |
| California State University-Fresno – Fresno, CA |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Health & Rehabilitation Services |
| California State University-Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services |
| California State University-San Bernardino – San Bernardino, CA |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Concordia University-Irvine – Irvine, CA |
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Programs offered include: Major in Rehabilitation |
| San Diego State University – San Diego, CA |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Psychiatric Rehabilitation |
| San Francisco State University – San Francisco, CA |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Northern Colorado – Greeley, CO |
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Programs offered include: Doctor of Philosophy – Human Rehabilitation |
| Central Connecticut State University – New Britain, CT |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Professional and Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of the District of Columbia – Washington, DC |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counseling – Rehabilitation |
| Barry University – Miami, FL |
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Programs offered include: Educational Specialist in Counseling – Mental Health Counseling / Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Florida Atlantic University – Boca Raton, FL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Education – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Florida International University – Miami, FL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counselor Education – Rehabilitation Counseling Track |
| Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Florida – Gainesville, FL |
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Programs offered include: PhD in Rehabilitation Science |
| University of South Florida – Tampa, FL |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Technology |
| Armstrong State University – Savannah, GA |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Science |
| Fort Valley State University – Fort Valley, GA |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management |
| Georgia State University – Atlanta, GA |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Thomas University – Thomasville, GA |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa – Honolulu, HI |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science (online) |
| University of Idaho – Moscow, ID |
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Programs offered include: Educational Specialist in Counseling and School Psychology – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Adler School of Professional Psychology – Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: MA in Counseling – Rehabilitation |
| Columbia College Chicago – Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling |
| Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: BS in Psychology/MS in Rehabilitation Counseling – Psychology & Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Northeastern Illinois University – Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Northwestern University – Evanston, IL |
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Programs offered include: Major In Psychology – Rehabilitation psychologists |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science – North Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: Major in Rehabilitation Medicine |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale – Carbondale, IL |
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Programs offered include: Doctor of Philosophy – Rehabilitation |
| University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: MS in Rehabilitation Sciences |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Champaign, IL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation |
| Ball State University – Muncie, IN |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Indiana Institute of Technology – Fort Wayne, IN |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services/Criminal Justice |
| Vincennes University – Vincennes, IN |
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Programs offered include: Major in Community Rehabilitation |
| Drake University – Des Moines, IA |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Iowa – Iowa City, IA |
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Programs offered include: MA in Community/Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Allen County Community College – Iola, KS |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Aide |
| Emporia State University – Emporia, KS |
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Programs offered include: Major in Rehabilitation Services Education |
| University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS |
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Programs offered include: PhD in Rehabilitation Science |
| University of Kentucky – Lexington, KY |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology |
| Southern University and A & M College – Baton Rouge, LA |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services |
| The University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Lafayette, LA |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counselor Education – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of New Orleans – New Orleans, LA |
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Programs offered include: Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Maine-Farmington – Farmington, ME |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies – Rehabilitation Administration |
| University of Southern Maine – Portland, ME |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/Community – MHRT/Community |
| Coppin State University – Baltimore, MD |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Assumption College – Worcester, MA |
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Programs offered include: BA/MA in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Springfield College – Springfield, MA |
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Programs offered include: Major in Rehabilitation and Disability Studies |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston – Boston, MA |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Michigan State University – East Lansing, MI |
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Programs offered include: Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Counselor Education |
| Wayne State University – Detroit, MI |
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Programs offered include: MA in Rehabilitation Counseling & Community Inclusion |
| Western Michigan University – Kalamazoo, MI |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Counselor Education – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Capella University – Minneapolis, MN |
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Programs offered include: PhD – Addiction Psychology (online) |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato – Mankato, MN |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Forensic Vocational Rehabilitation |
| St. Cloud State University – Saint Cloud, MN |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counseling Psychology – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN |
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Programs offered include: Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis – Saint Louis, MO |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Art in Rehabilitation |
| Montana State University – Bozeman, MT |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science – Land Rehabilitation |
| Montana State University-Billings – Billings, MT |
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Programs offered include: Associate of Arts in Rehabilitation and Related Services |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Kean University – Union, NJ |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Psychology & Rehabilitation |
| New Mexico Highlands University – Las Vegas, NM |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Western New Mexico University – Silver City, NM |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Arts in Rehabilitation Services (online) |
| Canisius College – Buffalo, NY |
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Programs offered include: Master in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| CUNY-Brooklyn College – Brooklyn, NY |
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Programs offered include: MS in Exercise Science and Rehabilitation |
| CUNY-Hunter College – New York, NY |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science Education in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Hilbert College – Hamburg, NY |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services |
| Hofstra University – Hempstead, NY |
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Programs offered include: Diploma in Rehabilitation Administration |
| SUNY-Albany – Albany, NY |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University at Buffalo – SUNY – Buffalo, NY |
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Programs offered include: Advanced Certificate in Assistive and Rehabilitative Technology |
| East Carolina University – Greenville, NC |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services |
| Lees-McRae College – Banner Elk, NC |
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Programs offered include: Major in Biology – Wildlife Rehabilitation |
| Methodist University – Fayetteville, NC |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Arts in Cardiac Rehabilitation |
| North Carolina A & T State University – Greensboro, NC |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Chapel Hill, NC |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling & Psychology |
| Winston-Salem State University – Winston-Salem, NC |
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Programs offered include: MS in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of North Dakota – Grand Forks, ND |
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Programs offered include: Combined Program in Counseling with a Rehabilitation |
| Bluffton University – Bluffton, OH |
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Programs offered include: Major in Psychology – Rehabilitation Psychology |
| Kent State University – Kent, OH |
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Programs offered include: Educational Specialist in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Ohio State University – Columbus, OH |
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Programs offered include: Doctor Of Philosophy in Health and Rehabilitation Services |
| Ohio University – Athens, OH |
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Programs offered include: Master of Education – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Cincinnati-Raymond Walters College – Blue Ash, OH |
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Programs offered include: Associate of Arts in Pre-Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
| Wilberforce University – Wilberforce, OH |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Arts in Rehabilitation |
| Wright State University – Dayton, OH |
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Programs offered include: BS in Rehabilitation Services |
| Langston University – Langston, OK |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Portland State University – Portland, OR |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts Counselor Education – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Western Oregon University – Monmouth, OR |
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Programs offered include: MS in Rehabilitation Counselor Education |
| Alvernia University – Reading, PA |
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Programs offered include: Bachelors in Arts Psychology – Counseling/Rehabilitation |
| Clarion University – Clarion, PA |
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Programs offered include: Associate of Science – Rehabilitative Services |
| DeSales University – Center Valley, PA |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice – Rehabilitation |
| Alabama A & M University – Normal, AL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Alabama State University – Montgomery, AL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Auburn University – Auburn University, AL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Education in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Troy University – Troy, AL |
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Programs offered include: B.S. in Rehabilitation |
| The University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling (online and campus programs) |
| University of Arizona – Tucson, AZ |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. (Ph.D.) – Rehabilitation |
| Arkansas State University – State University, AR |
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Programs offered include: Master of Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Arkansas Tech University – Russellville, AR |
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Programs offered include: B.A. in Rehabilitation Science |
| University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. – Rehabilitation |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock – Little Rock, AR |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff – Pine Bluff, AR |
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Programs offered include: B.S. in Rehabilitation |
| California State University-Fresno – Fresno, CA |
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Programs offered include: B.S. in Interdisciplinary Health & Rehabilitation Services |
| California State University-Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA |
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Programs offered include: B.S. in Rehabilitation Services |
| California State University-San Bernardino – San Bernardino, CA |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Concordia University-Irvine – Irvine, CA |
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Programs offered include: Major in Rehabilitation |
| San Diego State University – San Diego, CA |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Psychiatric Rehabilitation |
| San Francisco State University – San Francisco, CA |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Northern Colorado – Greeley, CO |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. – Human Rehabilitation |
| Central Connecticut State University – New Britain, CT |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Professional and Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of the District of Columbia – Washington, DC |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counseling – Rehabilitation |
| Barry University – Miami, FL |
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Programs offered include: Educational Specialist in Counseling – Mental Health Counseling / Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Florida Atlantic University – Boca Raton, FL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Education – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Florida International University – Miami, FL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counselor Education – Rehabilitation Counseling Track |
| Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Florida – Gainesville, FL |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science |
| University of South Florida – Tampa, FL |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Technology |
| Armstrong State University – Savannah, GA |
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Programs offered include: B.S. in Rehabilitation Science |
| Fort Valley State University – Fort Valley, GA |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management |
| Georgia State University – Atlanta, GA |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Thomas University – Thomasville, GA |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa – Honolulu, HI |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science |
| University of Idaho – Moscow, ID |
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Programs offered include: Educational Specialist in Counseling and School Psychology – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Adler School of Professional Psychology – Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: MA in Counseling – Rehabilitation |
| Columbia College Chicago – Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling |
| Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: BS in Psychology/MS in Rehabilitation Counseling – Psychology & Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Northeastern Illinois University – Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Northwestern University – Evanston, IL |
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Programs offered include: Major In Psychology – Rehabilitation psychologists |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale – Carbondale, IL |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. – Rehabilitation |
| University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago, IL |
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Programs offered include: MS in Rehabilitation Sciences |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Champaign, IL |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation |
| Ball State University – Muncie, IN |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Indiana Institute of Technology – Fort Wayne, IN |
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Programs offered include: B.S. in Rehabilitation Services/Criminal Justice |
| Vincennes University – Vincennes, IN |
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Programs offered include: Major in Community Rehabilitation |
| Drake University – Des Moines, IA |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Iowa – Iowa City, IA |
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Programs offered include: MA in Community/Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Allen County Community College – Iola, KS |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Aide |
| Emporia State University – Emporia, KS |
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Programs offered include: Major in Rehabilitation Services Education |
| University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science |
| University of Kentucky – Lexington, KY |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology |
| The University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Lafayette, LA |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counselor Education – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of New Orleans – New Orleans, LA |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Maine-Farmington – Farmington, ME |
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Programs offered include: B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies – Rehabilitation Administration |
| University of Southern Maine – Portland, ME |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/Community – MHRT/Community |
| Coppin State University – Baltimore, MD |
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Programs offered include: B.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Assumption College – Worcester, MA |
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Programs offered include: BA/MA in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Springfield College – Springfield, MA |
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Programs offered include: Major in Rehabilitation and Disability Studies |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston – Boston, MA |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Michigan State University – East Lansing, MI |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counselor Education |
| Wayne State University – Detroit, MI |
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Programs offered include: MA in Rehabilitation Counseling & Community Inclusion |
| Western Michigan University – Kalamazoo, MI |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Counselor Education – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Capella University – Minneapolis, MN |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. – Addiction Psychology (online) |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato – Mankato, MN |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Forensic Vocational Rehabilitation |
| St. Cloud State University – Saint Cloud, MN |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counseling Psychology – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis – Saint Louis, MO |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Art in Rehabilitation |
| Montana State University – Bozeman, MT |
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Programs offered include: Bachelor of Science – Land Rehabilitation |
| Montana State University-Billings – Billings, MT |
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Programs offered include: Associate of Arts in Rehabilitation and Related Services |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV |
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Programs offered include: Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Kean University – Union, NJ |
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Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology & Rehabilitation |
| New Mexico Highlands University – Las Vegas, NM |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Western New Mexico University – Silver City, NM |
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Programs offered include: B.A. in Rehabilitation Services (online) |
| Canisius College – Buffalo, NY |
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Programs offered include: Master in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| CUNY-Brooklyn College – Brooklyn, NY |
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Programs offered include: MS in Exercise Science and Rehabilitation |
| CUNY-Hunter College – New York, NY |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science Education in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Hilbert College – Hamburg, NY |
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Programs offered include: B.S. in Rehabilitation Services |
| Hofstra University – Hempstead, NY |
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Programs offered include: Diploma in Rehabilitation Administration |
| SUNY-Albany – Albany, NY |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University at Buffalo – SUNY – Buffalo, NY |
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Programs offered include: Advanced Certificate in Assistive and Rehabilitative Technology |
| East Carolina University – Greenville, NC |
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Programs offered include: B.S. in Rehabilitation Services |
| Lees-McRae College – Banner Elk, NC |
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Programs offered include: Major in Biology – Wildlife Rehabilitation |
| Methodist University – Fayetteville, NC |
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Programs offered include: B.A. in Cardiac Rehabilitation |
| North Carolina A & T State University – Greensboro, NC |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Counseling – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Chapel Hill, NC |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling & Psychology |
| Winston-Salem State University – Winston-Salem, NC |
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Programs offered include: MS in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of North Dakota – Grand Forks, ND |
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Programs offered include: Combined Program in Counseling with a Rehabilitation |
| Bluffton University – Bluffton, OH |
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Programs offered include: Major in Psychology – Rehabilitation Psychology |
| Kent State University – Kent, OH |
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Programs offered include: Educational Specialist in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Ohio State University – Columbus, OH |
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Programs offered include: Ph.D. in Health and Rehabilitation Services |
| Ohio University – Athens, OH |
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Programs offered include: Master of Education – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| University of Cincinnati-Raymond Walters College – Blue Ash, OH |
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Programs offered include: Associate of Arts in Pre-Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
| Wilberforce University – Wilberforce, OH |
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Programs offered include: B.A. in Rehabilitation |
| Wright State University – Dayton, OH |
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Programs offered include: BS in Rehabilitation Services |
| Langston University – Langston, OK |
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Programs offered include: Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Portland State University – Portland, OR |
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Programs offered include: Master of Arts Counselor Education – Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Western Oregon University – Monmouth, OR |
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Programs offered include: MS in Rehabilitation Counselor Education |
| Clarion University – Clarion, PA |
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Programs offered include: Associate of Science – Rehabilitative Services |
| DeSales University – Center Valley, PA |
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Programs offered include: B.A. in Criminal Justice – Rehabilitation |