PhD Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences follows a mentorship model for students with backgrounds in physical therapy, occupational therapy, kinesiology, speech-language pathology, prosthetics and orthotics, nursing, medicine, engineering or mental health.

Faculty: College of Applied Health Sciences | Duration: 96 semester hours from the baccalaureate (up to 32 may be credited for a prior graduate degree) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Theoretical courses (e.g., Advances in Rehabilitation Sciences I and II), statistics and data analysis courses and research methods, with at least 32 hours of dissertation research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme: related bachelor's degree; at least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 hours and 3.50 for prior graduate work; no tests required; three letters on letterhead; two-page personal statement; CV; signed faculty commitment to advise. International applicants: minimum English scores TOEFL iBT 80 (reading 19, listening 17, speaking 20, writing 21) for exams before 21 Jan 2026 or 4.5 overall on the new scale, IELTS Academic 6.5 (6.0 each section), PTE Academic 54, Duolingo 130.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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