Physical Therapy Assistant at Southern Adventist University

What traits are you looking for in a physical therapy assistant school? To help you decide if Southern Adventist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical therapy assistant program.

Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and approximately 2,730 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southern Adventist Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

Southern Adventist Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at Southern Adventist

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

Southern Adventist Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

25% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical therapy assistant only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Southern Adventist may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 38% more women than average.

Southern Adventist does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical therapy assistant graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 TN, the home state for Southern Adventist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Physical Therapist Assistants	3,310	$56,830

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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