2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in North Carolina
8Colleges in North Carolina
501Physical 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 8 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy/therapist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 501 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.
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 North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in North Carolina
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.
Every student pursuing a degree in physical therapy/therapist needs to look into Duke University. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 79 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
East Carolina University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in physical therapy/therapist. ECU is a very large public university located in the small city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Elon University if you wish to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #190 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Elon is a great university overall.
There were about 44 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Elon in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 54th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 55 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at WSSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the town of Buies Creek. This university ranks 49th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 38 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Campbell in the most recent data year.
WCU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Cullowhee. This university ranks 36th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 44 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 56th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 78 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Methodist 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.
