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Career Information for Physical Therapists in Michigan

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Fast Facts for Physical Therapists in Michigan

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Flint, Ann Arbor, and Battle Creek
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Jackson, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Warren, Detroit, and Grand Rapids

Salaries for Physical Therapists in Michigan

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Battle Creek, Warren, and Saginaw. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physical Therapists in Michigan are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Physical Therapists in Michigan

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Physical Therapy Aide
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Michigan Physical Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alpena Community CollegeAlpenaAssociate2,058
Andrews UniversityBerrien SpringsDoctorate & First Professional3,221
Calvin CollegeGrand RapidsMasters4,224
Central Michigan UniversityMount PleasantDoctorate26,611
Delta CollegeUniversity CenterAssociate10,406
Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilantiDoctorate22,837
Gogebic Community CollegeIronwoodAssociate975
Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand RapidsAssociate15,212
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendaleDoctorate23,464
Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste MarieMasters2,819
Mid Michigan Community CollegeHarrisonAssociate3,918
Oakland UniversityRochester HillsDoctorate18,081
Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity CenterMasters9,662
University of Michigan-FlintFlintDoctorate6,883
Wayne State UniversityDetroitDoctorate & First Professional32,380
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazooDoctorate24,433

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physical Therapists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Michigan. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Physical Therapists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Physical Therapists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

MICHIGAN

   
Flint340$71,0402.1
Ann Arbor400$65,4002
Battle Creek100$87,2001.9
Saginaw160$77,2301.8
Bay City60$72,7001.6
Niles100$71,1301.4
Warren2,010$78,4501.4
Detroit1,180$75,7101.3
Holland150$70,5001.2
Muskegon70$69,6301
Lansing230$71,7801
Grand Rapids460$70,9201
Kalamazoo150$74,0500.9
Jackson40 0.7
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