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2023 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

5 Ranked Colleges
307 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Physical Therapy/Therapist is the 55th most popular major in the country with 13,655 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Minnesota, there were 307 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in physical therapy/therapist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical therapy/therapist programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical therapy/therapist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy”.

Top 5 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 ’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities were GI Bill® students, of which 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UMN Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #2 spot on the list. The College of Saint Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 164 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

St. Scholastica also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 3,712 students enrolled at The College of Saint Scholastica, 151 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,081. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified ’s physical therapy students in 2020-2021.

Concordia University, Saint Paul also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 196 of the 5,585 students enrolled at Concordia University, Saint Paul were GI Bill® students, of which 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,143. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Concordia University, Saint Paul]](/colleges/concordia-university-saint-paul/student-life/veterans/)

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Rochester, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy. This small school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 25 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 1,223 students enrolled at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,668. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Physical Therapy that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s physical therapy degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

St. Kate’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 4,277 students enrolled at St Catherine University, 55 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,157. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full St. Kate’s Veteran Student Life Report

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