Online Physical Therapy Schools That are Low Cost

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Colleges in the US with online physical therapy programs have a median tuition of $8,843 per year. In recent years, the median tuition has decreased. This change in tuition was approximately 30.2%. The per annum median tuition was $12,670 at these online colleges and universities in 2007.

The tuition range for online physical therapy colleges from highest to lowest cost is displayed in the following graph:

Tuition Level Number of Schools
Cheapest 3
Low cost 3
Average cost 3
Most expensive 3

The most expensive colleges that have online physical therapy programs require students to pay a yearly tuition of over $29,998. But, tuition in the range of $2,994 to $5,093 each year is charged by the cheapest schools. The lowest cost accredited online physical therapy schools are located in North Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas.

  • PhD in Health Sciences – Physical Therapy/Movement Science
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy – Optimal Aging
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy – Neurology
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy – Manual Therapy
  • Associate of Arts in Physical Therapy
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy – Orthopedic
  • PhD in Health Related Sciences – Physical Therapy
  • Associate of Science in Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy – Administration

A reported 25% of physical therapy graduates from online schools around the US graduated from these affordable programs in 2011. This represents 46,194 of the 186,713 graduates from around the US. Between 2006 and 2011, the number of physical therapy graduates from the least expensive online colleges and universities has decreased by 6,694 graduates annually, while the percentage of graduates from these colleges and universities has increased.

Other somewhat more expensive online physical therapy colleges charge students tuition ranging from $6,885 to $7,875 per year. Tuition in this range is charged by 3 of the 12 online colleges that offer physical therapy programs in the country.

Approximately 33.7% of the nation’s physical therapy graduates earned their degrees from these low tuition online programs in 2011. This represents 62,862 students. The number of graduates from these colleges was only 30,942 students, only 5 years earlier, in 2006.

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1. University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota $2,994 $4,491
2. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina $4,815 $23,430
3. University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas $5,093 $14,393
4. Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia $6,885 $19,604
5. Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Pomona, New Jersey $7,349 $13,260
6. University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas $7,875 $20,680
7. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Newark, New Jersey $9,811 $14,717
8. Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Florida $21,600 $21,600
9. Shenandoah University Winchester, Virginia $24,780 $24,780
10. Regis University Denver, Colorado $29,998 $29,998
11. Simmons College Boston, Massachusetts $31,280 $31,280
12. University of Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania $34,236 $34,236

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