2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Physical Therapy/Therapist is the 59th most popular major in the country with 13,134 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,770 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in physical therapy/therapist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical therapy/therapist programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The physical therapy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$4,401 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Itawamba Community College is a small public school situated in Fulton, Mississippi. It awarded 9 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $0-$30k list, ICC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ICC is $4,401 for southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full ICC Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$7,303 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 24 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $7,303 for southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#3

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$19,346 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Adventist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Adventist, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist University is $19,346 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southern Adventist University Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $0-$30k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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