Physical Therapy Assistant at ECPI University

If you plan to study physical therapy assistant, take a look at what ECPI University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 14,353.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Therapy Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

ECPI University Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

ECPI University Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at ECPI University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical therapy assistant majors at ECPI University.

ECPI University Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical therapy assistant only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at ECPI University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant at ECPI University are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. ECPI University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical therapy assistant graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from ECPI University with a associate's in physical therapy assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Medical/Clinical Assistant

Careers That Physical Therapy Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical therapy assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for ECPI University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,630	$60,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.