2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy Assistant in New Jersey

Physical Therapy Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #15 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for associate degree seekers in the field of physical therapy assistant. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 70 associate degrees in physical therapy assistant during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in physical therapy assistant matters. We created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy Assistant in New Jersey ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for physical therapy assistant, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for physical therapy assistant.

 

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Physical Therapy Assistant in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in physical therapy assistant.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physical Therapy Assistant Students Working on Their Associate

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Essex County College
Newark, NJ

25 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Essex County College if you want to pursue an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in physical therapy assistant in New Jersey.

There were about 25 physical therapy assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at Essex in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Essex County College

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Union County College
Cranford, NJ

23 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Union County College is a popular decision for students pursuing an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the large suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in physical therapy assistant in New Jersey.

There were roughly 23 physical therapy assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at Union County College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Union County College

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Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, NJ

22 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in physical therapy assistant needs to look into Mercer County Community College. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were approximately 22 physical therapy assistant individuals who graduated with this degree at Mercer County Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Mercer County Community College

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Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
Sewell, NJ

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in physical therapy assistant needs to check out Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. RCSJ is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Sewell. More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus

Best Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	417	264
Pennsylvania	393	371
Maryland	222	122
Delaware	99	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physical Therapy Assistant

Physical Therapy Assistant is one of 12 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapist Assistant	192
Medical/Clinical Assistant	86
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	26

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.