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2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
418 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

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 a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” 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 Massachusetts, there were 506 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 418 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 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 a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 32 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts doctor’s degree physical therapy students with aid list, UMass Lowell has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#2

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the #2 spot on the list. American International College is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 33 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AIC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American International College are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at AIC

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 51 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston U Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#4

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

Simmons also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Simmons University Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#5

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 35 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Springfield College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Springfield College Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

#6

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Northeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Northeastern University

#5 in overall quality

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.

MCPHS University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are $23,280, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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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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