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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Louisiana” ranking - to help you make that 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 Louisiana, there were 70 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana” ranking looked at 2 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.

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 Louisiana

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$26,960 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this small public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LSU Health - Shreveport, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LSU Health - Shreveport are $26,960.

Full LSU Health - Shreveport Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#2

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$25,362 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the #2 spot on the list. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 32 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

LSU Health - New Orleans did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LSU Health - New Orleans are $25,362, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

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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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