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2024 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

36 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
905 Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #111 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 36 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 905 degrees in physical therapy assistant during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy Assistant School

Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of physical therapy assistant school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Physical Therapy Assistant 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.

Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Physical Therapy Assistant

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 Assistant Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Physical Therapy Assistant in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 assistant degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Physical Therapy Assistant

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #492 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Delaware Tech is a great college overall.

There were approximately 25 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Delaware Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Central Penn College
Summerdale, PA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
51 Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in physical therapy assistant has to look into Central Penn College. Located in the large suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #922 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Central Penn is a great college overall.

There were approximately 51 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Central Penn in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in physical therapy assistant from Central Penn College

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LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
39 Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Awarded

LaGuardia Community College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in physical therapy assistant. LaGuardia is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Long Island City. A Best Colleges rank of #712 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means LaGuardia is a great college overall.

There were about 39 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at LaGuardia in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA

Every student who is interested in physical therapy assistant needs to look into Pennsylvania Institute of Technology. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Media.

There were approximately 19 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in physical therapy assistant from Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

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Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, PA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Harcum College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr. A Best Colleges rank of #961 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harcum College is a great college overall.

There were about 28 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Harcum College in the most recent data year.

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Union County College
Cranford, NJ
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
14.8% Growth in Graduates

Union County College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Cranford. This college ranks 25th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 27 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Union County College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
36 Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Awarded

Suffolk County Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Selden. A Best Colleges rank of #945 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Suffolk County Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 36 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk County Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MD

Allegany College of Maryland is a small public college located in the city of Cumberland. This college ranks 27th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 12 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at Allegany College of Maryland in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in physical therapy assistant from Allegany College of Maryland

9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #876 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CCAC is a great college overall.

There were about 26 physical therapy assistant students who graduated with this degree at CCAC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in physical therapy assistant from Community College of Allegheny County

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Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #948 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Penn College is a great college overall.More information about a degree in physical therapy assistant from Pennsylvania College of Technology

Best Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best physical therapy assistant schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 303
Pennsylvania 978 343
Maryland 618 150
New Jersey 614 84
Delaware 345 25

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One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Physical Therapy Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 5,792
Occupational Therapist Assistant 680
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 404
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 161
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 84
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 43
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 22
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 21
Anesthesiologist Assistant 14
Lactation Consultant 9

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