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CIP 51.0806 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Physical Therapy Assistant.

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to implement physical therapy treatment care plans, train patients, conduct treatment interventions, use equipment, and observe and record patient progress. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, behavioral sciences, biomechanics, clinical documentation, clinical pathology, communication, exercise physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, and professional standards and ethics.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Physical Therapy Assistant award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0806. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years7201
2025Associate degree3495,137
2025Bachelor degree778
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year773
2024Certificate 1–2 years8246
2024Associate degree3505,247
2024Bachelor degree777
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year863
2023Certificate 1–2 years9211
2023Associate degree3525,655
2023Bachelor degree689
2023Master degree11
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year437
2022Certificate 1–2 years9193
2022Associate degree3546,171
2022Bachelor degree590
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year445
2021Certificate 1–2 years10224
2021Associate degree3457,108
2021Bachelor degree357
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year430
2020Certificate 1–2 years11204
2020Associate degree3175,625
2020Bachelor degree342
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year667

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.0806 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

409 institutions

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