2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Ranked #4 in popularity, physical therapy/therapist is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. 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/Therapist Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 268 doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Physical Therapy/Therapist School for Your Doctor's Degree

The physical therapy doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality physical therapy 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 include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different 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 much a school focuses on physical therapy/therapist students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physical therapy/therapist students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's 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/therapist related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for physical therapy/therapist students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Therapy/Therapist in Indiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist.

Top Indiana Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy

1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. IUPUI is a very large public university located in the city of Indianapolis.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

2

University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist has to check out University of Indianapolis. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, UIndy is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from University of Indianapolis

3

Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Indiana State University is a good option for students interested in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Indiana State University

4

University of Evansville
Evansville, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

University of Evansville is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. UE is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Evansville.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from University of Evansville

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	305
Michigan	257	314
Ohio	253	413
Wisconsin	163	274

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Physical Therapy/Therapist Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Physical Therapy/Therapist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Physical Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	160

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver. More about our data sources and methodologies.