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University of Southern California Doctorate in Physical Therapy/Therapist

Physical Therapy/Therapist is a concentration offered under the rehabilitation and therapeutic professions major at University of Southern California. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in physical therapy, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Related Majors
• References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from USC Cost?

USC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USC was $1,995 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$47,880	$47,880
Fees	$835	$835

Does USC Offer an Online Doctorate in Physical Therapy?

Online degrees for the USC 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 USC Online Learning page.

USC Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Therapy

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 106 doctor’s degrees in physical therapy handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physical therapy in 2019-2020, 68.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62.7%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in physical therapy at USC in 2019-2020, 62.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	23
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	33
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Majors Related to a Doctorate in Physical Therapy From USC

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physical therapy/therapist.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Occupational Therapy	77

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References

*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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.