2022 Best Value Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
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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.
This year’s “Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 15 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 15 Best Value Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. OCCC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 ’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.
OCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,842 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend OCCC.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical therapy degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
South Plains College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region physical therapy students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 104 ’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,617 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified ’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.
UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
Amarillo College also made our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $5,578 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend Amarillo College.
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Angelo State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 25 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
Angelo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State University is $13,819 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified ’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region physical therapy students with aid per year to attend Texas State University.
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With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 29 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid.
Northern Arizona University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 96 diplomas to qualified ’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.
NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,915 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend Northern Arizona University.
Langston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Langston University is a small public school situated in Langston, Oklahoma. It awarded 13 ’s physical therapy degrees in 2019-2020.
Langston University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Langston University is $12,131 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid.
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With a ranking of #11, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s physical therapy degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region physical therapy students with aid list, Hardin - Simmons has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,509 for southwest region physical therapy students with aid per year to attend Hardin - Simmons.
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University of the Incarnate Word came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of the Incarnate Word is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UIW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,784 for southwest region physical therapy students with aid per year to attend UIW.
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With a ranking of #13, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region physical therapy students with aid list, OBU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OBU is $21,446 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid.
With a ranking of #14, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 ’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.
UMHB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $27,099 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid per year to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor.
Baylor University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Therapy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 108 diplomas to qualified ’s physical therapy students in 2019-2020.
Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $36,039 for Southwest Region Physical Therapy students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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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