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

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.

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 Nebraska ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 165 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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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 include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 full 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

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 Nebraska list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Nebraska Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy

1

Creighton University
Omaha, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

85 Annual Graduates

Creighton University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from Creighton University

2

College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat College of Saint Mary if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Omaha.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from College of Saint Mary

3

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Annual Graduates

University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physical therapy/therapist. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNMC is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in physical therapy/therapist from University of Nebraska Medical Center

Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	307
Iowa	177	190
Missouri	175	576
Kansas	134	144
North Dakota	88	129
South Dakota	57	30

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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 Majors Related to Physical Therapy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	149

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.