2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Texas
23
Colleges in Texas
475
Associate Degrees
Ranked #17 in popularity,
physical therapy assistant is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 23 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy assistant students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 475 associate degrees in physical therapy assistant to qualified students.
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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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality 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 complete 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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.