Physical Therapy/Therapist at Loyola University Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 16,893 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 22 physical therapy majors received their bachelor's degree from Loyola Chicago.

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

Loyola Chicago Physical Therapy/Therapist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy

Loyola Chicago Physical Therapy/Therapist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical therapy progam at Loyola Chicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical therapy major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Therapy/Therapist. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physical Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Physical Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Physical Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Physical Therapy Schools	204
Most Popular Physical Therapy Schools	218
Most Focused Physical Therapy Schools	228
	239

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in physical therapy from Loyola Chicago. This makes it the #3 most popular school for physical therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Therapy Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from Loyola Chicago. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical physical therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Loyola Chicago since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Loyola Chicago Physical Therapy/Therapist Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Physical Therapy/Therapist from Loyola Chicago in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in physical therapy each year. Loyola Chicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 63% more men than average.

In the physical therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Loyola Chicago also has a doctoral program available in physical therapy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Physical Therapy Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Physical Therapists	10,750	$90,690
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140

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
• Image Credit: By Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.