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

If you pursue a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 125 doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist to qualified students.

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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy

1

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

69 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist needs to take a look at Medical University of South Carolina. MUSC is a small public university located in the city of Charleston.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Medical University of South Carolina

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from University of South Carolina - Columbia

3

Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Anderson University South Carolina is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Anderson University South Carolina

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	468
North Carolina	190	426
Georgia	190	291
Virginia	182	390
Mississippi	154	81
Tennessee	150	305
Louisiana	146	100
Alabama	139	150
Kentucky	119	170
Arkansas	74	150
West Virginia	61	128

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	61
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	4

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.