2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,770 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in physical therapy/therapist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical therapy/therapist programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$7,104 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. ICC is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 9 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $48-$75k list, ICC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,104 for southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ICC.

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#2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$10,997 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 associates’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $48-$75k list, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,997 for southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

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#3

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$21,725 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $48-$75k list, Southern Adventist has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist University is $21,725 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy students whose families make $48-$75k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $48-$75k)

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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