2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 13,655 people earned their degree in physical therapy/therapist, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 209 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical therapy/therapist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical therapy/therapist programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physical therapy/therapist program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 59 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our physical therapy students with aid list, UW Seattle has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $12,017 for Physical Therapy students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF is also in the top of our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend UF is $5,135 for Physical Therapy students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine excels when it comes to physical therapy quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools” list.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical therapy degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Hunter College is $2,158 for Physical Therapy students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Hunter College Physical Therapy/Therapist Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.
UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to physical therapy quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,469 for Physical Therapy students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at UNC Chapel Hill
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 43 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is $12,416 for physical therapy students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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California State University - Fresno ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical therapy degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend California State University - Fresno is $6,230 for physical therapy students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Fresno State
With a ranking of #8, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified ’s physical therapy students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on this list, UNLV is in the top on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for UNLV is $10,993 for physical therapy students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at UNLV
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 40 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison also took the #17 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Madison is $17,234 for physical therapy students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at UW - Madison
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 58 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $13,214 for physical therapy students with aid per year to attend University of Illinois at Chicago.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 University of Illinois at Chicago
Texas Woman’s University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 115 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,684 for physical therapy students with aid.
Full Texas Woman’s University Physical Therapy/Therapist Report
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 40 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $9,000 for Physical Therapy students with aid.
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Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 61 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $5,298 for physical therapy students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at FIU
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 43 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $14,654 for physical therapy students with aid per year to attend UW - La Crosse.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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College of Staten Island CUNY came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Staten Island, New York, and it awarded 24 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend CSI is $5,872 for Physical Therapy students with aid.
Full CSI Physical Therapy/Therapist Report
California State University - Long Beach ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 33 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $10,054 for Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend CSULB.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at CSULB
California State University - Northridge landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 29 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $8,523 for Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend California State University - Northridge.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at California State University - Northridge
With a ranking of #18, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 45 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend University of Utah is $13,572 for Physical Therapy students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Utah Physical Therapy/Therapist Report
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical therapy degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our physical therapy students with aid list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $23,035 for physical therapy students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Marshall University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 37 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $8,351 for Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend Marshall University.
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Itawamba Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Itawamba Community College is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 14 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Itawamba Community College is $4,086 for physical therapy students with aid.
Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at ICC
With a ranking of #22, Augusta University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,239 for Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend Augusta University.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Augusta University Physical Therapy/Therapist Report
With a ranking of #23, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified ’s physical therapy students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for San Diego State University is $13,845 for Physical Therapy students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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Stony Brook University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 137 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Stony Brook University is $16,119 for physical therapy students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full SUNY Stony Brook Physical Therapy/Therapist Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools For Those Getting Aid list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 ’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $8,346 for Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend USF Tampa.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at University of South Florida - Main Campus
