2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$8,883 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 $75-$110k. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 9 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ICC is $8,883 for southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Itawamba Community College

#2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$12,786 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Perkinston, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $12,786 for southeast region associate degree physical therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#3

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$25,742 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 $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist University is $25,742 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Physical Therapy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Southern Adventist University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Credits

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