2025 Best Pre-Physical Therapy Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Pre-Physical Therapy Studies is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #530 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Pre-Physical Therapy Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 bachelor's degrees in pre-physical therapy studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on pre-physical therapy studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of pre-physical therapy studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pre-physical therapy studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for pre-physical therapy studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Pre-Physical Therapy Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Pre-Physical Therapy Studies in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy studies.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Pre-Physical Therapy Studies

1

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

14 Annual Graduates

Oakland University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy studies. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in pre-physical therapy studies from Oakland University

2

University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH

30 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Akron Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in pre-physical therapy studies from University of Akron Main Campus

Best Pre-Physical Therapy Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best pre-physical therapy studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	612	71
Illinois	558	1
Wisconsin	435	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Pre-Physical Therapy Studies

Pre-Physical Therapy Studies is one of 11 different types of Health/Medical Prep Programs programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Pre-Physical Therapy Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	380
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	297
Pre-Nursing Studies	24
Pre-Dentistry Studies	17
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	13
Pre-Physician Assistant	6
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies	2

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.