2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in District of Columbia

1 College in District of Columbia

56 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.

There was only one school in District of Columbia to review for the 2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

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Doctor's Degrees in Physical Therapy

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in District of Columbia list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 District of Columbia

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 District of Columbia Schools in Physical Therapy

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in physical therapy/therapist needs to check out George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in physical therapy/therapist from George Washington University

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	1,343
Pennsylvania	978	1,218
Maryland	618	91
New Jersey	614	176
Delaware	345	65

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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	66
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	22
Art Therapy	19

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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).
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