Physical Therapy/Therapist at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. Of the 824 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - Columbia in 2,021, 1 of them were physical therapy/therapist majors.

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.

Mizzou Physical Therapy/Therapist Degrees Available

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

Mizzou Physical Therapy/Therapist Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical therapy major at Mizzou 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
Best Physical Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Physical Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Physical Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Physical Therapy Schools	82
Best Value Physical Therapy Schools	159

Physical Therapy Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 physical therapy major earned their bachelor's degree from Mizzou.

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

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

Mizzou also has a doctoral program available in physical therapy. In 2021, 62 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Occupational 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Physical Therapists	4,450	$81,330

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.