by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy assistant students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 171 degrees in physical therapy assistant during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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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.
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 Schools in Arizona. 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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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.
Any student who is interested in physical therapy assistant needs to check out GateWay Community College. GateWay Community College is a small public college located in the city of Phoenix.
There were about 30 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at GateWay Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student who is interested in physical therapy assistant has to take a look at Pima Medical Institute - Tucson. PMI Tucson is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tucson.
There were about 85 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at PMI Tucson in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physical therapy assistant from Pima Medical Institute - Tucson
It's hard to beat Mohave Community College if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the rural area of Kingman, MCC is a public college with a small student population.
There were about 5 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.
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It is difficult to beat Pima Medical Institute - Mesa if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy assistant. PMI Mesa is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Mesa.
There were about 24 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at PMI Mesa in the most recent year we have data available.
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It is difficult to beat Brookline College - Phoenix if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 15 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Brookline College - Phoenix in the most recent year we have data available.
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Carrington College-Mesa is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the city of Mesa.
There were approximately 12 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Carrington College-Mesa in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physical therapy assistant from Carrington College-MesaExplore all the Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 905 | 463 |
| Oklahoma | 565 | 136 |
| New Mexico | 416 | 88 |
One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Physical Therapy Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.
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