2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Utah

Physical Therapy Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 associate degrees in physical therapy assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physical therapy assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physical therapy assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical therapy assistant related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for physical therapy assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Physical Therapy Assistant Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Physical Therapy Assistant in Utah

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in physical therapy assistant.

Top Utah Schools for an Associate in Physical Therapy Assistant

1

Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in physical therapy assistant needs to take a look at Salt Lake Community College. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Salt Lake Community College

2

Dixie State University
Saint George, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Dixie State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Dixie State College is a large public university located in the city of Saint George.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Dixie State University

Best Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Idaho	219	85
Wyoming	217	16
Colorado	182	96
Montana	148	18

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Physical Therapy Assistant Related Rankings by Major

Physical Therapy Assistant is one of 14 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Therapy Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapist Assistant	47
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	16
Medical/Clinical Assistant	3

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.