Top Ranked Physical Therapy Schools
Physical therapy is a health care profession and science that provides treatment to patients that help to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and function throughout life. Physical therapy (PT) aims to identify and improve a patient's quality of life and movement potential through promotion, prevention, treatment, intervention and rehabilitation. Physical therapy is a graduate level program. U.S. News & World Report ranks PT programs on a bi-yearly basis and publishes a list of the top programs in the US.
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University of Southern California
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The University of Southern California's (USC) Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy is the No. 1 physical therapy school in the US according to U.S. News & World Report. USC offers a master's level program in physical therapy. USC's PT program is more than 60 years old, and the program emphasizes research, practice and clinical expertise. Educators at the school are some of the top clinicians and researchers in physical therapy. USC was the first school to offer a Ph.D. in physical therapy, and the school was also an innovator in the concept of biokinesiology, the study of movement from a biological or health-oriented perspective to the physical therapy field.
University of Southern California
Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 155
Los Angeles, CA 90089
323-442-2900
pt.usc.edu
University of Pittsburgh
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences physical therapy program is ranked as the second best PT program in the US, according to U.S. News & World Report. The University of Pittsburgh offers a three-year, full-time graduate level program leading to a doctorate of physical therapy. The program educates future practitioners to help people of all ages overcome movement, function and mobility challenge, and the curriculum focuses on science and practice emphasizing evidence based practice. The school also works closely with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and its partner, the Centers for Rehab Services.
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Physical Therapy
4020 Forbes Tower
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412-383-6558
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Washington University in St. Louis
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Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri offers one of the most respected PT programs, ranking third on the U.S. News & World Report list. The school offers a graduate level program in physical therapy sciences. The primary focus of the program is the advancement of diagnoses related to movement dysfunction as a basis for choosing among management options. The school also teaches health and wellness as a means for improving the quality of life of patients.
Washington University in St. Louis
Program in Physical Therapy
4444 Forest Park Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
314-286-1400
physicaltherapy.wustl.edu
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