PTA Financial Fact Sheet 2025

  

 Arkansas State University 

 Physical Therapist Assistant Program 

 Financial Fact Sheet 

 2025 

   

 The data applies to students experiencing the program between Jan. 1, 2025 – Dec. 31, 2025. 

 Length of Program which includes all student instruction/interaction (including classroom, laboratory, exams, and clinical  education). Include the total number of weeks where either full or partial attendance is required. Length of Program in Weeks excluding breaks:  _____ 33 _____ Length of Program in Weeks including breaks: ______ 49 _____ 

   

 Clinical Education 

 Does this program have a requirement for all students to complete at least one clinical education experience for which the students would be required to seek alternative housing or travel accommodations to attend  ____Yes

 __ X __No 

 Note: Students are responsible for costs associated with housing, travel and food during clinical education. Programs should add any additional comments about clinical education here. 

   

 Student Costs 

 Note: Year 1 are costs experienced by students who enrolled in the program for the first time between Jan. 1, 2025 – Dec. 31, 2025. Annual costs for subsequent years are estimates based on the program’s historical annual percentage increase of 2%.  Students should contact the program for further information related to costs . 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 Year 1 

 

 

 Year 2 

 

 

 Total 

 

 

 

 

 Annual Tuition Public Institution, In-district or In-state student: 

 

 

 $10,430 

 

 

 $13,110 

 

 

 $23,540 

 

 

 

 

 Annual Tuition Public Institution, Out-of-district or Out-of-state student: 

 

 

 $18,740 

 

 

 $23,364 

 

 

 $42,304 

 

 

 

 

 Annual Tuition Private Institution student: 

 

 

 0 

 

 

 0 

 

 

 0 

 

 

 

 

 Annual institutional fees for a full-time student in the technical phase of the program[Includes general institutional fees, i.e., health insurance, recreation, etc.] 

 

 

 0 

 

 

 $3,236 

 

 

 $3,236 

 

 

 

 

 Total expected cost of other program- related expenses [Includes: required texts, laboratory fees, and other program costs for the  entire technical program.] 

 

 

 0 

 

 

 $1,804 

 

 

 $1,804 

 

 

 

 

 Total Cost of the Program  [Includes: tuition, fees, other program costs for the entire technical program. 

 

 

 $10,430 

 

 

 $18,150 

 

 

 $28,580 

 

 

 

 

   

 Note: Students are encouraged to explore the cost of living for areas where they may choose to live. One possible website: https://livingwage.mit.edu/ 

   

 Does the institution offer financial assistance specific to PTA students?  _____Yes

 __ X __ No 

 Does the program/institution offer scholarships specific to PTA students?  _ X ___Yes

 _____ No 

 Does the program offer federal work-study positions specific to PTA students? _____Yes

 ___ X _ No 

 Note: Other opportunities may exist at the institution for FINANCIAL SUPPOR. Please contact the program for further information. 

 APTA student members are encouraged to visit the APTA Financial Solutions Center at https://www.apta.org/your-career/financial-solutions-center . 

   

 Student Debt Summary 

   

 Average student debt from the PTA Program technical phase for students graduated or will graduate between Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2025. __ $8,213.68 _____ 

 Average student debt after completing the PTA program for students graduated or will graduate between Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2025. Include all student loan debt. __ $13,942.46 _________