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2024 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Wisconsin

7 Colleges in Wisconsin
295 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
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 7 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy/therapist students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 295 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 Wisconsin Your choice of physical therapy/therapist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

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

Doctor's Degrees in Physical Therapy

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 Wisconsin 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.

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Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Wisconsin

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.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Physical Therapy

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI
40 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 40 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
65 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Marquette University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 65 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
43 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - La Crosse if you wish to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #267 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.

There were approximately 43 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent data year.

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Carroll University
Waukesha, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
79 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in physical therapy/therapist needs to take a look at Carroll University. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waukesha. This university ranks 20th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 79 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Carroll U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In WI

Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 23 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Wisconsin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bellin College
Green Bay, WI
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In WI
23.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Green Bay, Bellin College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 21 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Bellin College in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI

Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 24 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 413
Michigan 915 331
Illinois 870 331
Indiana 737 194

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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 344
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 124
Rehabilitation Science 81
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 77
Art Therapy 35
Music Therapy 8
Dance Therapy 5

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