2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Iowa
3Colleges in Iowa
192Physical 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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 192 degrees in physical therapy/therapist annually.
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 Iowa.
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Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Iowa
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.
University of Iowa is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 44 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
Saint Ambrose University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 38 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent data year.
Clarke University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Dubuque, Clarke is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 1559th out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 30 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Clarke 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.
