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Career Information for Physical Therapists in Texas

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Fast Facts for Physical Therapists in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Sherman, Tyler, and Texarkana
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Beaumont, Longview, and College Station
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth

Salaries for Physical Therapists in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Laredo, McAllen, and Longview. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physical Therapists in Texas are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Physical Therapists in Texas

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

Texas Physical Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Angelina CollegeLufkinAssociate4,677
Angelo State UniversitySan AngeloMasters6,239
Austin Community College DistrictAustinAssociate33,508
Baylor UniversityWacoDoctorate & First Professional14,174
Cisco CollegeCiscoAssociate3,365
Clarendon CollegeClarendonAssociate1,126
Coastal Bend CollegeBeevilleAssociate3,196
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbileneDoctorate2,435
Hill CollegeHillsboroAssociate3,556
Kilgore CollegeKilgoreAssociate5,150
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthMasters8,668
Texas State University-San MarcosSan MarcosDoctorate28,121
Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbockDoctorate & First Professional2,616
Texas Woman's UniversityDentonDoctorate12,168
The University of Texas at El PasoEl PasoDoctorate20,154
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan AntonioDoctorate & First Professional2,868
The University of Texas Medical BranchGalvestonDoctorate2,422
The University of Texas-Pan AmericanEdinburgDoctorate17,435
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasDallasDoctorate & First Professional2,253

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physical Therapists

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

TEXAS

   
Sherman140$89,0803.3
Tyler180$76,0501.7
Texarkana100$74,4601.6
Wichita Falls100$89,2101.5
Amarillo170$65,0301.4
McAllen390$92,2601.4
Midland100$58,2101.3
San Angelo50$81,0001.1
Corpus Christi230$84,7001.1
Victoria50$87,6401
Waco110$74,8401
Fort Worth1,060$79,9701
Austin840$66,3900.9
Abilene60$77,1000.9
San Antonio900$81,3800.8
Brownsville120$76,3800.8
Odessa50$72,6300.8
El Paso250$86,3700.8
Laredo70$107,4800.7
Dallas1,640$76,9700.6
Houston2,010$77,1600.6
Killeen80$78,8500.6
College Station50$74,9200.6
Longview60$91,3400.5
Beaumont80$81,4700.4
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