2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate
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Physical Therapy Assistant is the 104th most popular major in the country with 5,902 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5,595 physical therapy assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 278 colleges that offered a degree in physical therapy assistant. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical therapy assistant programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physical therapy assistant program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy Assistant
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Bedford Park, Illinois, and it awarded 67 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fox College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fox College is $13,725 for associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Navarro College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate list. Navarro College is a medium-sized school located in Corsicana, Texas that handed out 19 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Navarro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Navarro College is $14,349 for associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
Out of the 278 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a public institution located in Marietta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree physical therapy assistant students list, Chattahoochee Technical College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $1,137 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend Chattahoochee Technical College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate. This small school is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it awarded 19 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Western Technical College also made our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $10,081 for associate degree physical therapy assistant students per year to attend Western Technical College.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 278 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Odessa College landed the #5 spot on the list. Odessa College is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Odessa College is in the top on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Odessa College is $5,963 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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Weatherford College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Weatherford, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2019-2020.
Weatherford College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,863 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend Weatherford College.
Houston Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Houston Community College also took the #24 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,272 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend Houston Community College.
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Wharton County Junior College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wharton, Texas, and it awarded 13 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,334 for associate degree physical therapy assistant students per year to attend Wharton County Junior College.
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South Arkansas Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking. SouthArk is a small school located in El Dorado, Arkansas that handed out 20 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, SouthArk also did well on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for South Arkansas Community College is $8,101 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
Hutchinson Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Hutchinson Community College is a small school located in Hutchinson, Kansas that handed out 25 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Hutchinson Community College is $7,922 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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Northeast Texas Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking. Northeast Texas Community College is located in Mount Pleasant, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
NTCC excels when it comes to physical therapy assistant quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,110 for associate degree physical therapy assistant students per year to attend Northeast Texas Community College.
Lake Area Technical Institute came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking. Lake Area Technical Institute is a public institution located in Watertown, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, LATI is in the top on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Area Technical Institute is $12,939 for associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
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Union County College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate list. Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
Union County College also made our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $8,245 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend Union County College.
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Essex County College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Essex is also in the top of our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,443 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend Essex.
With a ranking of #15, Bishop State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bishop State Community College is $4,976 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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Amarillo College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 21 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,578 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend Amarillo College.
Clarkson College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clarkson College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clarkson College is $20,123 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Sinclair Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking. Sinclair Community College is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,208 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend Sinclair Community College.
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With a ranking of #19, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate list. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, CVTC is in the top on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for CVTC is $10,773 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
Delgado Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 24 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Delgado Community College is $10,017 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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With a ranking of #21, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Hanceville, Alabama, and it awarded 30 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Wallace State, Hanceville is $7,411 for associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
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Colby Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Colby Community College is a public institution located in Colby, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Colby Community College is $9,905 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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Athens Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Athens Technical College is a small public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 15 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Athens Technical College is $4,937 for associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
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Victoria College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Victoria College is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Victoria College is $5,629 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
South Plains College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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