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2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

9 Ranked Colleges
418 Degrees Awarded
$32,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Doctorate in Massachusetts” 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.

Across Massachusetts, there were 506 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 418 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 9 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Massachusetts

#1

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

AIC also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American International College are $12,717.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at AIC

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 32 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #8 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at UMass Lowell

#3

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Simmons also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Simmons

#4

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Northeastern University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #5 spot on the list. MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MCPHS University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCPHS University are $23,280, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at MCPHS University

#6

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Springfield College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts ranking. Springfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Springfield College also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Springfield College

#9 in overall quality

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 32 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#8

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 51 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Boston U

#9

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

MGH Institute of Health Professions did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 60 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

MGH Institute of Health Professions did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MGH Institute of Health Professions are $69,686.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at MGH Institute of Health Professions

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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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