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2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Georgia

7 Colleges in Georgia
328 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #55 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy/therapist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 328 degrees in physical therapy/therapist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Georgia Your choice of physical therapy/therapist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for physical therapy/therapist schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Physical Therapy/Therapist Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Physical Therapy
Doctor's Degrees in Physical Therapy

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 Georgia. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Georgia

The schools below may not offer all types of physical therapy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Georgia Schools in Physical Therapy

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA
78 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Emory University if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were approximately 78 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In GA
38 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Mercer University if you wish to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 19th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 38 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent year we have data available.

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Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In GA
36 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Augusta University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 27th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 36 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Augusta University in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In GA
32 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of North Georgia if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 32 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UNG in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In GA
40 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 34th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 40 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Brenau in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
62 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #451 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.

There were approximately 62 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA
42 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 42 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.

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Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 468
North Carolina 710 426
Virginia 630 390
Tennessee 624 317
South Carolina 530 88
Kentucky 518 173
Mississippi 501 97
Alabama 500 164
Louisiana 489 101
Arkansas 466 150
West Virginia 410 128

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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 157
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 42
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 22
Music Therapy 14
Rehabilitation Science 10
Art Therapy 6

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