2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in New Jersey
4Colleges in New Jersey
172Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Ranked #55 in popularity, physical therapy/therapist is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy/therapist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 172 degrees in physical therapy/therapist to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall Physical Therapy/Therapist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 New Jersey.
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Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in New Jersey
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physical therapy degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools 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.
Seton Hall University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of South Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #283 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.
There were about 38 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in physical therapy/therapist has to look into Kean University. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 4 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent year we have data available.
Stockton University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public university located in the rural area of Galloway. This university ranks 19th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 30 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Stockton State in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of physical therapy/therapist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physical Therapy/Therapist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
