2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in Iowa
4Colleges in Iowa
56Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #111 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy assistant students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 56 degrees in physical therapy assistant to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Physical Therapy Assistant School
The physical therapy assistant program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Therapy Assistant rankings. We derive our Best Overall Physical Therapy Assistant School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Iowa list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Physical Therapy Assistant in Iowa
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physical therapy assistant degree levels they offer.
Kirkwood Community College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #837 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Kirkwood Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 11 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Hawkeye Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical therapy assistant. Hawkeye Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Waterloo. A Best Colleges rank of #1086 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hawkeye Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 9 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Hawkeye Community College in the most recent data year.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 10 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Western Iowa Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat North Iowa Area Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in physical therapy assistant. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Mason City. This college ranks 26th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 12 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at North Iowa Area Community College in the most recent data year.
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).
The physical therapy assistant program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Therapy Assistant rankings. We derive our Best Overall Physical Therapy Assistant School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
