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Physical Therapy Assistant at Mercyhurst University

Physical Therapy Assistant at Mercyhurst University

If you are interested in studying physical therapy assistant, you may want to check out the program at Mercyhurst University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,790.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Therapy Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Mercyhurst Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

Mercyhurst Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical therapy assistant majors at Mercyhurst University.

Mercyhurst Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant at Mercyhurst are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercyhurst University with a associate's in physical therapy assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Physical Therapy Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical therapy assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Physical Therapist Assistants 5,300 $54,100

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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