2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in South Dakota

1 College in South Dakota

19 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.

There was only one school in South Dakota to review for the 2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in South Dakota ranking.

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Associate Degrees in Physical Therapy Assistant

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 South Dakota. 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 South Dakota

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 South Dakota Schools in Physical Therapy Assistant

Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Lake Area Technical Institute is a great option for students interested in a degree in physical therapy assistant. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.More information about a degree in physical therapy assistant from Lake Area Technical Institute

Best Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	117
Missouri	693	185
Iowa	648	86
Kansas	599	98
Nebraska	500	65
North Dakota	416	0

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Physical Therapy Assistant is one of 14 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant	41
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	15
Occupational Therapist Assistant	13
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	10
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	10

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Notes and References

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).

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