Physical Therapy/Therapist at Southern Adventist University

Every physical therapy/therapist 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 program at Southern Adventist University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and approximately 2,730 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southern Adventist Physical Therapy/Therapist Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy

Southern Adventist Physical Therapy/Therapist Rankings

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.

Physical Therapy Student Demographics at Southern Adventist

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

Southern Adventist Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physical therapy associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical therapy only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Southern Adventist may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

Southern Adventist does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical therapy graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Art Therapy

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 TN, the home state for Southern Adventist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Physical Therapists	4,580	$82,920

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 Absecon 49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.