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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy Assistant in the Plains States Region

35 Ranked Colleges
570 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Physical Therapy Assistant is the 111th most popular major in the country with 7,420 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 586 physical therapy assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 570 physical therapy assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in physical therapy assistant. That schools that top this list have a program in physical therapy assistant in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy Assistant in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Labette Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Labette Community College is located in Parsons, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.

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Clarkson College
Omaha, Nebraska

Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at Clarkson College

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton landed the #3 spot on the list. St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton is a small private for-profit school situated in Fenton, Missouri. It awarded 10 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Colby Community College is a public institution located in Colby, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the #5 spot on the list. Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Nebraska Methodist College Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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Concorde Career Colleges
Kansas City, Missouri

Concorde Career Colleges came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Concorde Career Colleges is a private for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.

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State Technical College of Missouri landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. State Technical College of Missouri is a public institution located in Linn, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at State Technical College of Missouri

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Lake Superior College
Duluth, Minnesota

Lake Superior College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. LSC is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.

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Hawkeye Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 26 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

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Herzing University - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Herzing University - Minneapolis came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Herzing University - Minneapolis is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 6 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Jefferson College
Hillsboro, Missouri

Jefferson College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. JeffCo is located in Hillsboro, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.

Full JeffCo Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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Mineral Area College
Park Hills, Missouri

Mineral Area College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Park Hills, Missouri, and it awarded 13 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mineral Area College Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, Minnesota

With a ranking of #14, Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public institution located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at Anoka-Ramsey Community College

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Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, South Dakota

Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Watertown, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #16, Kansas City Kansas Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Kansas, this small public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2020-2021.

Full Kansas City Kansas Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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Mercy College of Health Sciences ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, Missouri

Missouri Western State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri Western State University is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to qualified students.

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Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, Kansas

With a ranking of #19, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Hutchinson, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at Hutchinson Community College

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Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

St Catherine University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Kate’s is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 24 associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy Assistant at St. Kate’s

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North Iowa Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Mason City, Iowa, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy assistant students in 2020-2021.

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Southeast Community College Area landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

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Northeast Community College
Norfolk, Nebraska

With a ranking of #24, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy assistant degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northeast Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Report

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Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas

Washburn University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Assistant Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn University is a public institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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