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Master’s Degrees in Physical Therapy/Therapist

38 Yearly Graduations
37% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A master's degree in physical therapy is offered at 5 colleges in the United States. This degree is more popular with male students, and about 3% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 94.7% of physical therapy graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Physical Therapy Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 38 people earned their master's degree in physical therapy. This earns it the #103 spot on the list of the most popular master's degree programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in physical therapy at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree 13,307
Bachelor’s Degree 292
Graduate Certificate 72
Associate Degree 52
Master’s Degree 38
Basic Certificate 1

Earnings of Physical Therapy Majors With Master’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for physical therapy students who are master's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue master's degrees in physical therapy. About 63.2% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 24
Women 14
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The racial-ethnic distribution of physical therapy master’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 36
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 5 colleges that offer a master’s degree in physical therapy. Learn more about the most popular 5 below:

#1

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
22 Yearly Graduations
29% Women

Duquesne University tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for physical therapy majors who are seeking their master's degree. Roughly 8,800 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $47,146 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $26,568 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 22 people received their master's degree in physical therapy from Duquesne.

1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in physical therapy. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $9,096 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $8,100 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their master's degree in physical therapy from CU Anschutz.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to physical therapy that offer master’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapy 6,059
Rehabilitation Counseling 676
Art Therapy 464
Orthotist/Prosthetist 250
Other Rehabilitation Professions 193

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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