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

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 looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 188 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

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 Iowa 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 Iowa

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

Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center
Des Moines, IA

50 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Iowa.

There were roughly 50 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

42 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Iowa if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Iowa.

There were approximately 42 physical therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.

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

3

Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA

36 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Saint Ambrose University is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Davenport. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Iowa.

There were about 36 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent year we have data available.

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

4

Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, IA

31 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Briar Cliff University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Sioux City. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Iowa.

There were roughly 31 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Briar Cliff in the most recent year we have data available.

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

5

Clarke University
Dubuque, IA

29 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Dubuque, Clarke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Iowa.

There were approximately 29 physical therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at Clarke in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	198	307
Missouri	164	649
Kansas	126	134
Nebraska	91	120
North Dakota	78	136
South Dakota	54	29

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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
Occupational Therapy	100
Rehabilitation Science	2
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	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.