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Career Information for Physical Therapists in Pennsylvania

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Fast Facts for Physical Therapists in Pennsylvania

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Erie, Williamsport, and Reading
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lebanon, State College, and Altoona
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown

Salaries for Physical Therapists in Pennsylvania

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Harrisburg, Lancaster, and Williamsport. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physical Therapists in Pennsylvania are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Physical Therapists in Pennsylvania

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

Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Arcadia UniversityGlensideDoctorate3,592
Carlow UniversityPittsburghDoctorate2,178
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburghAssociate18,525
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphiaDoctorate20,682
Duquesne UniversityPittsburghDoctorate & First Professional10,296
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtownMasters2,360
Gannon UniversityErieDoctorate4,134
Harcum CollegeBryn MawrAssociate947
Keystone CollegeLa PlumeBachelor1,796
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnvilleDoctorate1,936
Lincoln University of PennsylvaniaLincoln UniversityMasters2,449
Messiah CollegeGranthamBachelor2,837
Misericordia UniversityDallasDoctorate2,355
Neumann CollegeAstonDoctorate3,084
Philadelphia UniversityPhiladelphiaDoctorate3,349
Saint Francis UniversityLorettoDoctorate2,125
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery RockDoctorate8,325
Temple UniversityPhiladelphiaDoctorate & First Professional34,696
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphiaDoctorate & First Professional2,924
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburghDoctorate27,020
University of ScrantonScrantonDoctorate5,612
University of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaDoctorate2,969
Widener University-Main CampusChesterDoctorate4,866

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physical Therapists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Pennsylvania. 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

PENNSYLVANIA

   
Erie310$73,6102.1
Williamsport100$78,9801.8
Reading310$74,5901.5
Allentown550$74,0401.3
Philadelphia3,020$73,9401.2
York270$72,7801.2
Pittsburgh1,780$68,8001.2
Harrisburg470$80,8801.2
Scranton370$68,1201.2
Lancaster290$79,8501
Altoona60$70,8000.9
State College50$68,9000.8
Lebanon40$70,0300.8
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