Physical Therapy/Therapist at Western Carolina 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 Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year.

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.

WCU Physical Therapy/Therapist Degrees Available

• Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy

WCU Physical Therapy/Therapist Rankings

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.

Related Majors

• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Physical Therapists	6,110	$87,560

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.