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

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.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of physical therapy/therapist. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 196 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 take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection 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 colleges for physical therapy/therapist students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top New Jersey Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

86 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist has to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist has to look into Seton Hall University. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Seton Hall University

3

Kean University
Union, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist needs to check out Kean University. Kean is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Union.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Kean University

4

Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Stockton University is a wonderful option for students interested in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the rural area of Galloway, Stockton State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Stockton University

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	1,275
Pennsylvania	311	1,110
Maryland	190	91
District of Columbia	143	72
Delaware	63	57

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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	6
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	1

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.