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2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

10 Ranked Colleges
490 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Florida, there were 490 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 490 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical therapy/therapist programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

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

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 74 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

Full University of Florida Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 57 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at FIU

#3

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 32 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Gulf Coast University are $31,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at FGCU

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida doctor’s degree physical therapy students list, Florida A&M University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are $24,669.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Florida A&M University

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 35 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Central Florida Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#7

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#9 in overall quality

University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida ranking, coming in at #7. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNF are $21,930.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at University of North Florida

#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 117 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida doctor’s degree physical therapy students list, NUS Florida has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Nova Southeastern University

#9

AdventHealth University

Orlando, Florida
#6 in overall quality

AdventHealth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AHU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AdventHealth University are $25,375, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at AdventHealth University

#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 60 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U Miami 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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