by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 13,809 people earned their degree in physical therapy/therapist, making the major the 55th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 66 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in physical therapy/therapist. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in physical therapy/therapist.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree physical therapy students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Atenas College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major. Manati, Puerto Rico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s physical therapy degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Penn College is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Pennsylvania College of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 7 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major list. Itawamba Community College is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Ephraim, Utah, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified associates’s physical therapy students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s physical therapy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
North Idaho College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #7. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical therapy degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at North Idaho College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 1 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Physical Therapy/Therapist Report
Gogebic Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Ironwood, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s physical therapy degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Gogebic Community College
Amarillo College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major ranking. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical therapy students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Amarillo College
Mid Michigan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major ranking. Mid Michigan College is a public institution located in Harrison, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Therapy/Therapist at Mid Michigan College
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