2025 Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

If you pursue a associate degree in physical therapy assistant, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #17 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of physical therapy assistant. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 associate degrees in physical therapy assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of physical therapy assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on physical therapy assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of physical therapy assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical therapy assistant related body.

Our complete 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in physical therapy assistant.

Top Wisconsin Schools for an Associate in Physical Therapy Assistant

1

Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Western Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Western Technical College

2

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Milwaukee Area Technical College is a good choice for students pursuing an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. MATC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Milwaukee Area Technical College

3

Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in physical therapy assistant has to look into Chippewa Valley Technical College. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Chippewa Valley Technical College

4

Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in physical therapy assistant. Located in the suburb of Wauwatosa, Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa

5

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

NWTC is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Green Bay.More information about a associate in physical therapy assistant from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

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
Indiana	221	137

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physical Therapy Assistant

One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Physical Therapy Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant	66
Radiologist Assistant	59
Occupational Therapist Assistant	54
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	5
Anesthesiologist Assistant	2

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.