2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
34
Colleges in the Southwest Region
760
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
physical therapy assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #17 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 34 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of physical therapy assistant. Combined, these schools handed out 760 associate degrees in physical therapy assistant to qualified students.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Physical Therapy Assistant School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of physical therapy assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on physical therapy assistant students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of physical therapy assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- 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 colleges for physical therapy assistant students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The physical therapy assistant school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.