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2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Wisconsin

6 Colleges in Wisconsin
299 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 299 degrees in physical therapy/therapist annually.

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Wisconsin Your choice of physical therapy/therapist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Physical Therapy/Therapist Degree Level

Doctor's Degrees in Physical Therapy

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision. 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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Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin Schools in Physical Therapy

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI
39 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 39 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
61 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Marquette University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 61 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In WI
8.0% Growth in Graduates

Concordia University, Wisconsin is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 25 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Wisconsin in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
45 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - La Crosse if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #380 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.

There were about 45 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.

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Carroll University
Waukesha, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
71 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waukesha. This university ranks 15th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 71 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Carroll U in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI

Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

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

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Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 413
Michigan 915 331
Illinois 870 331
Indiana 737 194

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One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Physical Therapy/Therapist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy 283
Rehabilitation Science 210
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 135
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 66
Art Therapy 42
Music Therapy 10
Dance Therapy 7

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