Physical Therapy/Therapist
STEM •
Health Professions And Related Programs
What is it about?
A program that prepares individuals to evaluate, examine, diagnose, and alleviate physical functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in anatomy, behavioral sciences, biology, biomechanics, biophysical agents, care plan development and documentation, cellular histology, clinical evaluation and measurement, clinical reasoning, communication, exercise physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, pathology, physiology, professional standards and ethics, rehabilitation psychology, and therapeutic exercise.
Trends
Graduates
Popularity Rank
Colleges
Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 10 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 31 students.
O's Insights on Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
- 10% of graduates come from public universities.
