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2027 Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Nebraska

[Physical Therapy/Therapist](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/physical-therapy-therapist/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for physical therapy/therapist students.

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• Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Nebraska

2027 Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Nebraska

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the physical therapy/therapist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools

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College Of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE

$24,510 In-State Tuition & Fees

$28,000 Avg Student Debt

$54,338 Median Earnings (10yr)

College Of Saint Mary earned the #1 spot for value among physical therapy/therapist schools in Nebraska. College Of Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $24,510. Typical student debt for physical therapy/therapist graduates is $28,000. Early-career physical therapy/therapist graduates make about $59,350. Set against $28,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 45% of applicants are accepted.

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Creighton University
Omaha, NE

$48,856 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,831 Avg Student Debt

$73,911 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Creighton University earned it the #2 place for physical therapy/therapist. Creighton University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha. Students from in state pay about $48,856 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $25,831 to complete the physical therapy/therapist program here. Physical Therapy/therapist graduates of Creighton University earn a median of $72,111 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,831 median debt. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.