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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Wisconsin

6 Ranked Colleges
270 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 13,134 people earned their degree in physical therapy/therapist, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States.

Across Wisconsin, there were 286 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 270 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical therapy/therapist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical therapy/therapist programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 a Doctorate in Wisconsin”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin doctor’s degree physical therapy students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 43 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - La Crosse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - La Crosse are $20,038, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 37 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

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#3

Carroll University

Waukesha, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin list. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It awarded 77 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Carroll U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carroll University are $13,114, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is located in Mequon, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Wisconsin also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

UWM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Marquette University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin ranking. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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