2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas

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 Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Kansas, there were 130 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 130 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical therapy/therapist 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 Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

WSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at WSU

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 53 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at KU

#3

University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,124 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Mary landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, and it awarded 38 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of St. Mary also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St. Mary are $11,124, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of St. Mary Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

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