2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Illinois
5
Colleges in Illinois
422
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy/Therapist is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #55 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of physical therapy/therapist. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 422 degrees in physical therapy/therapist annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School
The physical therapy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist rankings. We derive our Best Overall Physical Therapy/Therapist School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Physical Therapy/Therapist Rankings by Degree Level
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 Schools in Illinois.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Illinois
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the physical therapy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Illinois Schools in Physical Therapy
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
93
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Northwestern University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 93 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physical therapy/therapist from Northwestern University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
53
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
University of Illinois at Chicago is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #254 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were about 53 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physical therapy/therapist from University of Illinois at Chicago
Bradley University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Peoria. This university ranks 19th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 27 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physical therapy/therapist from Bradley University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In IL
65
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Governors State University if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the suburb of University Park, GSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 80th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 65 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at GSU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physical therapy/therapist from Governors State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In IL
33
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 33 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.
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