2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Kentucky, there were 166 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 162 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,800 and $117,458 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky” ranking looked at 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Kentucky”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 66 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at UK

#2

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$16,645 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellarmine University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 68 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellarmine U also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellarmine University are $16,645.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Bellarmine U

#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at WKU

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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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