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2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in Georgia

6 Colleges in Georgia
91 Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in physical therapy assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #111 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy assistant students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 91 degrees in physical therapy assistant to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy Assistant School

Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in Georgia Your choice of physical therapy assistant 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 assistant schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Physical Therapy Assistant

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 Assistant Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Physical Therapy Assistant in Georgia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the physical therapy assistant degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Georgia Schools in Physical Therapy Assistant

1
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Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA

It is hard to beat Lanier Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the city of Gainesville, Lanier Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lanier Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 15 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Lanier Technical College in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In GA

Chattahoochee Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy assistant. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Marietta. A Best Colleges rank of #214 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Chattahoochee Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 10 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Chattahoochee Technical College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In GA
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in physical therapy assistant needs to take a look at Athens Technical College. Located in the midsize city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #229 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Athens Technical College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 14 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Athens Technical College in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In GA

It is hard to beat Central Georgia Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in physical therapy assistant. CGTC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Warner Robins. This college ranks 13th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 12 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at CGTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In GA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Atlanta Area Tech is a small public college located in the large city of Atlanta. This college ranks 37th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 12 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Atlanta Area Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA
5.9% Growth in Graduates

Albany State is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Albany. This university ranks 39th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 17 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Albany State in the most recent data year.

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Best Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 787
North Carolina 710 184
Virginia 630 206
Tennessee 624 208
South Carolina 530 100
Kentucky 518 90
Mississippi 501 90
Alabama 500 138
Louisiana 489 80
Arkansas 466 91
West Virginia 410 38

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One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Physical Therapy Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 1,515
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 579
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 158
Anesthesiologist Assistant 61
Occupational Therapist Assistant 54
Lactation Consultant 20
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 11
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 6

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