2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
45
Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,732
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
physical therapy/therapist, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #55 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 45 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,732 degrees in physical therapy/therapist to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School
Your choice of physical therapy/therapist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for physical therapy/therapist schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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
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 the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of physical therapy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Physical Therapy
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In NY
48
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
New York University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 48 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In PA
61
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat Thomas Jefferson University if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #89 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 61 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
92
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Duquesne University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 92 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NJ
100
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a good option for students interested in a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were approximately 100 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MD
65
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
There were about 65 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In PA
68
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 68 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In PA
62
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.
There were about 62 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In PA
48
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were approximately 48 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
14th
Most Popular In PA
70
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Scranton. This university ranks 13th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 70 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NY
81
Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were approximately 81 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.
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