2024 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Kentucky
3Colleges in Kentucky
173Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded
Ranked #55 in popularity, physical therapy/therapist is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of physical therapy/therapist. Combined, these schools handed out 173 degrees in physical therapy/therapist to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School
Your choice of physical therapy/therapist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physical Therapy/Therapist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Kentucky.
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Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Kentucky
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 degree levels they offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in physical therapy/therapist has to look into University of Kentucky. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 65 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
Bellarmine University is a good option for students interested in a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville. This university ranks 5th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 79 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent data year.
Western Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 29 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of physical therapy/therapist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physical Therapy/Therapist School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
