Physical Therapy/Therapist at Northeastern University

Every physical therapy/therapist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical therapy program at Northeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from Northeastern.

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.

Northeastern Physical Therapy/Therapist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy
• Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy

Northeastern Physical Therapy/Therapist Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical therapy progam at Northeastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical therapy major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Therapy/Therapist. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physical Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Physical Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Physical Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Physical Therapy Schools	9
Best Value Physical Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Physical Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Physical Therapy Schools	135
	166
Best Physical Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	179
Best Physical Therapy Schools	181
Best Value Physical Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	196
Best Value Physical Therapy Schools	226

Physical Therapy Student Demographics at Northeastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical therapy majors at Northeastern University.

Northeastern Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of physical therapy bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical therapy at Northeastern are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern University with a bachelor's in physical therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in physical therapy. In 2021, 91 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Physical Therapists	8,320	$91,750
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

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
• Image Credit: By (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.