2024 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Tennessee
6Colleges in Tennessee
317Physical 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.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 317 degrees in physical therapy/therapist to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School
The physical therapy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist rankings. 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.
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/Therapist Rankings by Degree Level
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 Tennessee.
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Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Tennessee
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.
Belmont University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.
The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 60 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UTHSC in the most recent year we have data available.
East Tennessee State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. ETSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Johnson City. This university ranks 11th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 39 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Southern Adventist University if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #273 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Southern Adventist is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Southern Adventist in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga if you want to pursue a degree in physical therapy/therapist. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Chattanooga. This university ranks 16th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 36 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 28th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 31 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.
South College is a medium-sized private for-profit college located in the city of Knoxville.
There were roughly 97 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at South College 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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The physical therapy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Therapy/Therapist rankings. 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.
