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Undergraduate Certificate in Physical Therapy Assistant

Undergraduate Certificates in Physical Therapy Assistant

211 Yearly Graduations
77% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 57% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of physical therapy assistant graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Physical Therapy Assistant Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 211 people earned their undergraduate certificate in physical therapy assistant. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in physical therapy assistant at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 5,655
Undergraduate Certificate 211
Bachelor’s Degree 89
Basic Certificate 37
Master’s Degree 1

Earnings of Physical Therapy Assistant Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for physical therapy assistant majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for physical therapy assistant students who are undergraduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in physical therapy assistant. About 77.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 48
Women 163
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The racial-ethnic distribution of physical therapy assistant undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 97
White 82
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 18
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to physical therapy assistant that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 37,342
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 3,286
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) 79
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 47
Respiratory Therapy Technician 40

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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