2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Physical Therapy Assistant is the 104th most popular major in the country with 5,902 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 878 physical therapy assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 723 physical therapy assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in physical therapy assistant. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical therapy assistant programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical therapy assistant program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy Assistant in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Navarro College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Corsicana, Texas, and it awarded 19 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Navarro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Navarro College is $14,349 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Odessa College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Odessa College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Odessa College is $5,963 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weatherford College landed the #3 spot on the list. Weatherford College is located in Weatherford, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
Weatherford College also made our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Weatherford College is $7,863 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
Wharton County Junior College also made our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $5,334 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend Wharton County Junior College.
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With a ranking of #6, Northeast Texas Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. NTCC is a small school located in Mount Pleasant, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students list, NTCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,110 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend NTCC.
Amarillo College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
Amarillo College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Amarillo College is $5,578 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
Victoria College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Victoria College is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
Victoria College also made our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Victoria College is $5,629 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
South Plains College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 13 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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San Juan College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. San Juan College is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SJC, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,115 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend San Juan College.
Del Mar College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. DMC is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 20 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMC, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Del Mar College is $5,738 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
Kilgore College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Kilgore, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Kilgore College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kilgore College is $7,593 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
Lone Star College System came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. The Woodlands, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
North Harris Montgomery also made our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend North Harris Montgomery is $8,016 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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San Jacinto Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
San Jacinto College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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With a ranking of #15, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 10 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students list, MCC has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $6,752 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
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Murray State College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Murray State College is located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Murray State College is $11,527 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
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With a ranking of #17, Tyler Junior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 17 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students list, Tyler Junior College has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tyler Junior College is $9,277 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
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Laredo College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Laredo College is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Laredo College is $4,222 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
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South Texas College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in McAllen, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2019-2020.
South Texas College also made our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend South Texas College is $1,174 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students.
Clovis Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Clovis Community College is a small school located in Clovis, New Mexico that handed out 5 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,577 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend Clovis Community College.
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Tarrant County College District ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,434 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students per year to attend Tarrant County College.
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Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Miami, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
NEO A&M College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,095 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
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Connors State College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Warner, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for CSC is $10,571 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
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St Philip’s College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,250 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy Assistant students per year to attend St Philip’s College.
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GateWay Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Assistant Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. GateWay Community College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 40 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2019-2020.
GateWay Community College also made our “Best Physical Therapy Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend GateWay Community College is $10,315 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy assistant students.
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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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- *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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