2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of physical therapy/therapist. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 650 doctor'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 Doctor's Degree

The physical therapy doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of physical therapy/therapist students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for physical therapy/therapist.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Physical Therapy Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

319 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MT

#1 Best Quality In MT

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist needs to check out The University of Montana. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Montana.

There were approximately 319 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Provo, UT

114 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In UT

#1 Best Quality In UT

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist has to check out Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Utah.

There were about 114 physical therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at RMUoHP in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Regis University
Denver, CO

74 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#2 Best Quality In CO

Regis University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Colorado.

There were about 74 physical therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at Regis U in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

66 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist has to check out University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Colorado.

There were approximately 66 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

50 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In UT

#2 Best Quality In UT

U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Utah.

There were approximately 50 physical therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

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6

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

27 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ID

#1 Best Quality In ID

ISU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Pocatello. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Idaho.

There were about 27 physical therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	172	146
Utah	122	105
Idaho	58	25
Montana	44	233

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physical Therapy

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
Occupational Therapy	38
Rehabilitation Science	1

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.