Physical Therapy Assistant at South University, Tampa

If you are interested in studying physical therapy assistant, you may want to check out the program at South University, Tampa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South University, Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 867 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, Tampa Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

South University, Tampa Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

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Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at South University, Tampa

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

South University, Tampa Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical therapy assistant only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at South University, Tampa may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

South University, Tampa does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical therapy assistant graduates 27% 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, Tampa with a associate's in physical therapy assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 FL, the home state for South University, Tampa.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Physical Therapist Assistants	6,330	$61,650

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.