2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in New Jersey (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” 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 New Jersey, there were 177 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 177 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree physical therapy students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 92 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Kean University

Union, New Jersey

#4 in overall quality

$22,318 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

Kean also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Kean

#3

Stockton University

Galloway, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$21,545 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stockton University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. Galloway, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stockton State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stockton State are $21,545, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Stockton State

#4

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #4 spot on the list. Seton Hall University is located in South Orange, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.

Seton Hall also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall are $25,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Seton Hall

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

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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