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2024 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

48 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,732 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #55 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 48 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,732 degrees in physical therapy/therapist during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of physical therapy/therapist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for physical therapy/therapist schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Physical Therapy/Therapist Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Physical Therapy
Bachelor's Degrees in Physical Therapy
Master's Degrees in Physical Therapy
Doctor's Degrees in Physical Therapy

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 Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Physical Therapy

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NY
48 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

New York University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 48 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA
61 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Thomas Jefferson University if you wish to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 61 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
62 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 62 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
92 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Duquesne University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #228 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.

There were roughly 92 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
68 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 68 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
100 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were roughly 100 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

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Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
263 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Glenside. This university ranks 20th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 263 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Arcadia in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In PA
70 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Scranton. This university ranks 16th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 70 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent data year.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
62 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were approximately 62 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

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Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges by State

Explore the best physical therapy/therapist schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
New York1,0261,343
Pennsylvania9781,218
Maryland61891
New Jersey614176
District of Columbia44172
Delaware34565

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One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Physical Therapy/Therapist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Occupational Therapy2,659
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions413
Art Therapy270
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy257
Rehabilitation Science221
Music Therapy168
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling60
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist40
Dance Therapy32
Orthotist/Prosthetist23

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