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

Pre-Physical Therapy Studies isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #530 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for pre-physical therapy studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 bachelor's degrees in pre-physical therapy studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Pre-Physical Therapy Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The pre-physical therapy studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to pre-physical therapy studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other pre-physical therapy studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized pre-physical therapy studies related body.

Our full 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.

More Ways to Rank Pre-Physical Therapy Studies Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Pre-Physical Therapy Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy studies.

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

1

Samford University
Birmingham, AL

25 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy studies needs to look into Samford University. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in pre-physical therapy studies from Samford University

2

South College
Knoxville, TN

13 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy studies has to look into South College. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in pre-physical therapy studies from South College

3

Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN

11 Annual Graduates

Trevecca Nazarene University is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy studies. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in pre-physical therapy studies from Trevecca Nazarene University

Best Pre-Physical Therapy Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best pre-physical therapy studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	0
Tennessee	460	10
North Carolina	453	0
South Carolina	370	15
Kentucky	331	0
Alabama	320	45
Louisiana	306	1

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Pre-Physical Therapy Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Health/Medical Prep Programs area of study, Pre-Physical Therapy Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Pre-Physical Therapy Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	289
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	138
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies	14
Pre-Physician Assistant	10
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	7
Pre-Nursing Studies	4

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.