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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
650 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 673 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 650 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. This small school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 114 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

RMUoHP also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RMUoHP are $14,867.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at RMUoHP

#2

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Regis University is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 74 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regis U, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Regis U

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 50 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at U of U

#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 319 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.

Full UM Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 66 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

Idaho State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 27 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree physical therapy students list, ISU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ISU Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

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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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