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2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,674 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 145 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

NYIT also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New York Institute of Technology is $21,427 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physical therapy students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full NYIT Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#2

Saint Francis University

Loretto, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Francis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Francis University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 bachelors’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Francis also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Francis is $28,643 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physical therapy students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Saint Francis University Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Duquesne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Duquesne is $29,309 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physical therapy students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Duquesne Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#4

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ithaca College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical therapy degrees to 93 students in 2019-2020.

Ithaca not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ithaca College is $33,465 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree physical therapy students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Ithaca College

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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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