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Tennessee Physical Therapists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Physical Therapists in Tennessee

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Fast Facts for Physical Therapists in Tennessee

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Jackson, Johnson City, and Knoxville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Clarksville, Chattanooga, and Memphis
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga

Salaries for Physical Therapists in Tennessee

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Clarksville, Johnson City, and Memphis. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physical Therapists in Tennessee are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Physical Therapists in Tennessee

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

Tennessee Physical Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Belmont UniversityNashvilleDoctorate & First Professional4,742
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityDoctorate & First Professional13,119
Milligan CollegeMilligan CollegeMasters1,006
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedaleMasters2,640
Tennessee State UniversityNashvilleDoctorate9,065
The University of TennesseeKnoxvilleDoctorate29,937
The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanoogaDoctorate9,558

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physical Therapists

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

TENNESSEE

   
Jackson170$61,8802.6
Johnson City110$81,3201.3
Knoxville480$69,8801.1
Kingsport140$77,7601
Memphis720$79,4900.9
Chattanooga260$71,0900.9
Clarksville30$84,1100.3
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