2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Physical Therapy/Therapist is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy/therapist students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 97 doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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 physical therapy/therapist students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physical therapy/therapist students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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 physical therapy/therapist related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for physical therapy/therapist students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The physical therapy 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/Therapist Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Therapy/Therapist in Oregon

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for physical therapy/therapist students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Oregon Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy

1

Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist has to check out Pacific University. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Forest Grove.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Pacific University

2

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

George Fox University is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. GFU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Newberg.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from George Fox University

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	1,758
Washington	216	131
Nevada	111	83

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Physical Therapy/Therapist Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Physical Therapy/Therapist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	39

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.