by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysical Therapy/Therapist is a concentration offered under the rehabilitation and therapeutic professions major at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. 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, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UT Southwestern paid an average of $684 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $269 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,456 | $16,416 |
| Fees | $1,309 | $1,309 |
UT Southwestern 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 UT Southwestern Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physical therapy in 2019-2020, 65.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62.7%.
Around 15.8% of physical therapy doctor’s degree recipients at UT Southwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
*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.