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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
771 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Physical Therapy/Therapist is the 55th most popular major in the country with 13,809 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 806 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 771 physical therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,387 and $113,689 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical therapy/therapist. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physical therapy/therapist program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Therapy/Therapist in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 107 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school awarded 424 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical therapy students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Montana Physical Therapy/Therapist Report

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Regis University
Denver, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Regis U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 79 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at Regis U

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 43 doctorate’s physical therapy degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at ISU

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 66 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical therapy students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Therapy/Therapist at CU Anschutz

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

University of Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physical Therapy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical therapy degrees to 52 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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