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2024 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Minnesota

5 Colleges in Minnesota
307 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 5 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for physical therapy/therapist students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 307 degrees in physical therapy/therapist during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Minnesota 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

Doctor's Degrees in Physical Therapy

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Minnesota

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 Minnesota Schools in Physical Therapy

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

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were about 25 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
49 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were approximately 49 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
164 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

The College of Saint Scholastica is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Duluth. A Best Colleges rank of #296 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St. Scholastica is a great college overall.

There were roughly 164 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at St. Scholastica in the most recent data year.

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN
36 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

St Catherine University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical therapy/therapist. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 16th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 36 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN
33 Physical Therapy Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 44th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 33 physical therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 693 577
Iowa 648 190
Kansas 599 144
Nebraska 500 140
North Dakota 416 129
South Dakota 381 30

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Physical Therapy/Therapist is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy 153
Orthotist/Prosthetist 91
Play Therapy 41
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 22
Music Therapy 7
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 6
Rehabilitation Science 1

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