2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,017 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical therapy/therapist programs and 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 an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$5,889 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $0-$30k list, OCCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OCCC is $5,889 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$6,211 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Plains College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $6,211 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at South Plains College

#3

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$4,740 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the #3 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Amarillo College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Amarillo College is $4,740 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Amarillo College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $0-$30k)

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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