Physical Therapy Assistant at South University, Columbia

Every physical therapy assistant school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical therapy assistant program at South University, Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 732 students attend the school each year.

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.

South University, Columbia Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

South University, Columbia Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

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Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at South University, Columbia

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

South University, Columbia Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant at South University, Columbia are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. South University, Columbia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical therapy assistant graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Occupational Therapist 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 SC, the home state for South University, Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Physical Therapist Assistants	1,420	$56,880

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.