2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Physical Therapy Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 113 associate degrees in physical therapy assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Physical Therapy Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

The physical therapy assistant associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality physical therapy assistant program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physical therapy assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physical therapy assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical therapy assistant related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for physical therapy assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Physical Therapy Assistant Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Physical Therapy Assistant in Indiana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in physical therapy assistant.

Top Indiana Schools for an Associate in Physical Therapy Assistant

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Ivy Tech Community College is a good choice for students pursuing an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Indianapolis.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Ivy Tech Community College

2

Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in physical therapy assistant needs to take a look at Vincennes University. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Vincennes University

3

University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Indianapolis if you wish to pursue an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the city of Indianapolis, UIndy is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from University of Indianapolis

4

University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne if you wish to pursue an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne

Best Physical Therapy Assistant Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	335
Michigan	410	265
Illinois	267	348
Wisconsin	224	147

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Physical Therapy Assistant Related Rankings by Major

Physical Therapy Assistant is one of 14 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Therapy Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant	201
Occupational Therapist Assistant	32
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	12

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.