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2026 Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Colorado

[Physical Therapy/Therapist](/majors/health-care-professions/rehab-and-therapeutic-professions/physical-therapy-therapist/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for physical therapy/therapist students.

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• Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Colorado

2026 Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools in Colorado

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the physical therapy/therapist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Physical Therapy/Therapist Schools

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University Of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO

$10,383 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,582 Avg Student Debt

$64,270 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in physical therapy/therapist, no school beat University Of Colorado Denver this year. Located in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $10,383, while out-of-state students pay about $29,391. Typical student debt for physical therapy/therapist graduates is $26,582. Early-career physical therapy/therapist graduates make about $69,884. Set against $26,582 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 75% of applicants are accepted.

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Regis University
Denver, CO

$28,140 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,773 Avg Student Debt

$72,105 Median Earnings (10yr)

Regis University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value physical therapy/therapist schools. Located in the city of Denver, Regis University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $28,140. Students borrow a median of $31,773 to complete the physical therapy/therapist program here. Soon after graduation, physical therapy/therapist degree recipients from Regis University generally make around $68,385. Set against $31,773 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Regis University admits about 86% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.