2021 Best Physical Therapy Schools
By the GradReports team | Updated 5/21/2021
This list highlights the top 25 schools for a Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy, ranked by median alumni salary one year after graduation. Physical therapy alumni with a doctorate from these schools earned median starting salaries of $76,210-$95,300. The top school is Samuel Merritt University, where graduates earned a median salary of $95,300. Physical therapy graduates from Utica College have the lowest median federal student loan debt, at $27,251.
Tuition data, median alumni salaries, and median debt for each program come directly from the U.S. Department of Education. For more information about data collection or rankings, please see our methodology.
| School | Annual Tuition | Median Debt | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Merritt University | $57,365 | $161,000 | $95,300 |
| University of the Pacific | $51,872 | $161,587 | $93,520 |
| University of Nevada at Las Vegas | $23,302 | $102,394 | $86,130 |
| California State University - Fresno | $17,601 | $61,500 | $84,650 |
| Utica University | $27,258 | $27,251 | $83,420 |
| California State University - Sacramento | $18,422 | $63,124 | $82,810 |
| Mercy University | $18,318 | $80,186 | $82,440 |
| University of California-San Francisco | $28,392 | $85,990 | $82,310 |
| Alabama State University | $17,572 | $88,498 | $82,000 |
| New York University | $39,592 | $180,521 | $81,180 |
| Seton Hall University | $34,328 | $111,700 | $80,860 |
| Stockton University | $22,698 | Not Reported | $79,650 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University - CA | $13,490 | $131,819 | $79,280 |
| Western University of Health Sciences | $23,137 | $184,232 | $79,280 |
| CUNY Hunter College | $20,828 | $52,452 | $78,970 |
| Azusa Pacific University | $17,811 | $142,116 | $78,170 |
| Loma Linda University | $31,780 | $131,575 | $78,150 |
| New York Medical College | $28,362 | Not Reported | $77,720 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | $54,627 | $160,247 | $77,570 |
| SUNY Downstate Medical Center | $23,763 | $72,999 | $77,300 |
| Shenandoah University | $24,060 | $83,883 | $77,020 |
| University of Washington - Seattle | $31,530 | $111,936 | $76,460 |
| Marymount University | $21,916 | $138,122 | $76,460 |
| California State University-Long Beach | $17,822 | $70,000 | $76,210 |