2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Alabama

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 4 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of physical therapy/therapist. Combined, these schools handed out 140 doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in physical therapy matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Alabama ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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. 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.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Therapy/Therapist in Alabama

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

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

50 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Alabama.

There were roughly 50 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from University of Alabama at Birmingham

2

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

38 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of South Alabama if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a large student population. 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 Alabama.

There were approximately 38 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from University of South Alabama

3

Samford University
Birmingham, AL

30 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Samford University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Alabama.

There were about 30 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Samford University

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Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL

22 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Alabama State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Alabama State is a small public university located in the midsize city of Montgomery. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Alabama.

There were about 22 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Alabama State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Alabama State University

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	219	489
North Carolina	190	370
Georgia	190	286
Virginia	176	354
Tennessee	142	294
Louisiana	140	70
South Carolina	130	81
Kentucky	115	164
Mississippi	96	71
Arkansas	73	133
West Virginia	59	132

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Physical Therapy/Therapist Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Physical Therapy/Therapist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	3

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.