Physical Therapy Assistant at Pima Medical Institute - Tucson

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

PMI Tucson is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 1,970 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 32 students received their associate's degree in physical therapy assistant.

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.

PMI Tucson Physical Therapy Assistant Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant
• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

Online Classes Are Available at PMI Tucson

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? PMI Tucson offers distance education options for physical therapy assistant at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

PMI Tucson Physical Therapy Assistant Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical therapy assistant programs across the country. The following shows how PMI Tucson performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical therapy assistant major at PMI Tucson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Therapy Assistant. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physical Therapy Technician Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
	1
Best Physical Therapy Technician Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Focused Physical Therapy Technician Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Online Physical Therapy Technician Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Online Physical Therapy Technician Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Best Value Physical Therapy Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Physical Therapy Technician Trade Schools	65
	106
Most Focused Physical Therapy Technician Associate Degree Trade Schools	112
	130
Best Value Physical Therapy Technician Associate Degree Schools	302
Best Value Physical Therapy Technician Schools	307

Physical Therapy Assistant Student Demographics at PMI Tucson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical therapy assistant majors at Pima Medical Institute - Tucson.

PMI Tucson Physical Therapy Assistant Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of physical therapy assistant associate's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant at PMI Tucson 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 Pima Medical Institute - Tucson with a associate's in physical therapy assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PMI Tucson Physical Therapy Assistant Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in physical therapy assistant from PMI Tucson. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical therapy assistant at PMI Tucson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pima Medical Institute - Tucson with a bachelor's in physical therapy assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PMI Tucson also has a doctoral program available in physical therapy assistant. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Occupational Therapist Assistant
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

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 AZ, the home state for Pima Medical Institute - Tucson.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,480	$47,050

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.