2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

#1

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$8,503 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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.

OCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OCCC is $8,503 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at OCCC

#2

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$9,476 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the #2 spot on the list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $9,476 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at South Plains College

#3

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$6,860 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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 also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,860 for southwest region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Amarillo College.

Full Amarillo College Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

• 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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