2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Great Lakes Region

Physical Therapy/Therapist is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #410 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in physical therapy matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Great Lakes Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for physical therapy/therapist, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for physical therapy/therapist.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in physical therapy/therapist.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physical Therapy Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

23 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Loyola University Chicago if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Illinois.

There were approximately 23 physical therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in physical therapy/therapist from Loyola University Chicago

2

Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Andrews University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Berrien Springs. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Michigan.

There were roughly 13 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Andrews in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in physical therapy/therapist from Andrews University

3

University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH

#1 Most Popular In OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Akron Main Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. 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 physical therapy/therapist from University of Akron Main Campus

3

Chicago State University
Chicago, IL

#2 Most Popular In IL

Chicago State University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Chicago, CSU is a public university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in physical therapy/therapist from Chicago State University

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges by State

Explore the most popular physical therapy/therapist schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	16
Ohio	598	0
Illinois	541	43

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Physical Therapy/Therapist Related Rankings by Major

Physical Therapy/Therapist is one of 13 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	255
Rehabilitation Science	179
Occupational Therapy	152
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	136
Music Therapy	92
Art Therapy	77
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist	39
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	12
Animal-Assisted Therapy	11

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.