by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Physical Therapy/Therapist is the 55th most popular major in the country with 13,655 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in physical therapy/therapist. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in physical therapy/therapist.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree physical therapy students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Atenas College landed the #2 spot on the list. Manati, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s physical therapy degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Itawamba Community College is a small public school situated in Fulton, Mississippi. It awarded 14 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Itawamba Community College
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Adventist University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern Adventist is a small school located in Collegedale, Tennessee that handed out 12 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Southern Adventist University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.
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South Plains College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 3 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Idaho College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate ranking. North Idaho College is a public institution located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Perkinston, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Physical Therapy/Therapist Report
With a ranking of #9, Amarillo College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Amarillo College
Gogebic Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate list. Located in Ironwood, Michigan, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical therapy students in 2020-2021.
Full Gogebic Community College Physical Therapy/Therapist Report
Mid Michigan College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Therapy Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Harrison, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Mid Michigan College
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