2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 13,134 people earned their degree in physical therapy/therapist, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The physical therapy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

USC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USC Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#2

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 10 masters’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

USA also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at University of South Alabama

#3

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU Anschutz Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 masters’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048.

Full Duquesne University Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

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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