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

Physical Therapy/Therapist is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 307 doctor's degrees in physical therapy/therapist during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of physical therapy/therapist for getting your doctor's 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 doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality 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 for a Doctor's Degree 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 many resources a school devotes to physical therapy/therapist students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of physical therapy/therapist students who choose to seek a doctor's 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/therapist related body.

Our full 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.

More Ways to Rank Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools

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 Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for physical therapy/therapist students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy

1

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Rochester, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a great choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine

2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist has to take a look at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

3

The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

153 Annual Graduates

The College of Saint Scholastica is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from The College of Saint Scholastica

4

St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist has to check out St Catherine University. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from St Catherine University

5

Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Concordia University, Saint Paul

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Iowa	177	190
Missouri	175	576
Kansas	134	144
Nebraska	99	140
North Dakota	88	129
South Dakota	57	30

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy/Therapist is one of 16 different types of Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	65
Rehabilitation Science	6

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.