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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy/therapist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 769 degrees in physical therapy/therapist to qualified students.
The physical therapy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist rankings. We derive our Best Overall Physical Therapy/Therapist School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Texas list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
There were about 77 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public university with a small student population.
There were roughly 42 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UT Health San Antonio in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Texas Medical Branch is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. UTMB Galveston is a small public university located in the town of Galveston.
There were roughly 79 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent year we have data available.
Baylor University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were approximately 137 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Southwestern is a small public university located in the large city of Dallas.
There were approximately 38 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UT Southwestern in the most recent data year.
TWU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #581 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 107 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Fort Worth, UNT Health Science Center is a public university with a small student population.
There were about 43 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UNT Health Science Center in the most recent data year.
UTEP is a fairly large public university located in the city of El Paso. This university ranks 56th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 35 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year.
UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Antonio. A Best Colleges rank of #797 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIW is a great university overall.
There were about 47 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UIW in the most recent year we have data available.
Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Abilene. This university ranks 79th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 49 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Hardin - Simmons in the most recent data year.
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