2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Washington

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for physical therapy/therapist students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 138 doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School for Your Doctor's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality physical therapy/therapist program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for physical therapy/therapist.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Therapy/Therapist in Washington

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for physical therapy/therapist students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physical Therapy Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA

72 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Puget Sound is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tacoma. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Washington.

There were roughly 72 physical therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at Puget Sound in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from University of Puget Sound

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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

35 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist needs to look into Eastern Washington University. EWU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cheney. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Washington.

There were roughly 35 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Eastern Washington University

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

31 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist in Washington.

There were about 31 physical therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Physical Therapy/Therapist Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Physical Therapy/Therapist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Therapy

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.