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2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
110 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 110 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 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.

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 For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree physical therapy students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (With Aid)

#1

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma City Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OCCC is $6,842 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy students with aid.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at OCCC

#2

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,600 for associate degree physical therapy students with aid per year to attend South Plains College.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at South Plains College

#3

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 9 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Itawamba Community College is $5,107 for associate degree physical therapy students with aid.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Itawamba Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,503 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#5

Mid Michigan College

Harrison, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid Michigan College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mid Michigan College is a public institution located in Harrison, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mid Michigan College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mid Michigan College is $8,199 for associate degree physical therapy students with aid.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Mid Michigan College

#6

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

North Idaho College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. NIC is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 1 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

NIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,703 for associate degree physical therapy students with aid per year to attend NIC.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at NIC

#7

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Amarillo College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 3 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Amarillo College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Amarillo College is $5,578 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy students with aid.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Amarillo College

#8

Atenas College

Manati, <nil>
#10 in overall quality

Atenas College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Atenas College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Manati, . It awarded 12 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree physical therapy students with aid list, Atenas College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Atenas College is $5,135 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy students with aid.

Full Atenas College Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#9

Snow College

Ephraim, Utah
#8 in overall quality

Snow College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 14 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Snow College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,592 for Associate Degree Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend Snow College.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Snow College

#10

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Southern Adventist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree physical therapy students with aid list, Southern Adventist has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Adventist University is $22,661 for associate degree physical therapy students with aid.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Southern Adventist University

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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