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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Connecticut, there were 187 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 186 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” ranking looked at 4 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physical therapy/therapist program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Connecticut

#1

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$20,090 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 59 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac University are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Quinnipiac University

#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#4 in overall quality

$14,847 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Hartford is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut doctor’s degree physical therapy students list, UHart has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Hartford Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at University of Connecticut

#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$34,806 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #4 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sacred Heart, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Sacred Heart

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.

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