Physical Therapy/Therapist at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

What traits are you looking for in a physical therapy school? To help you decide if Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical therapy program.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and has a total student population of 8,677.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Therapy/Therapist section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Physical Therapy/Therapist Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does offer online education options in physical therapy for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Physical Therapy/Therapist Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Physical Therapy Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical therapy majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Physical Therapy/Therapist Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physical therapy associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical therapy only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 63% more women than average.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical therapy graduates 75% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in physical therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Physical Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Physical Therapists	1,630	$89,720

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.