by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysical Therapy/Therapist is a concentration offered under the rehabilitation and therapeutic professions major at Northwestern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in physical therapy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Northwestern was $6,649 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
Northwestern does not offer an online option for its physical therapy doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in physical therapy in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.5% of the physical therapy doctor’s degrees at Northwestern in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 58 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
