by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysical Therapy/Therapist is a concentration offered under the rehabilitation and therapeutic professions major at Western Carolina University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in physical therapy, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WCU was $1,174 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $410 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,435 | $14,842 |
| Fees | $2,979 | $2,979 |
Online degrees for the WCU physical therapy doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WCU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.1% of the physical therapy students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 62.7%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in physical therapy at WCU in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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.