Is Physical Therapy School worth it in 2021? [PT Tuition vs Salary]

Physical Therapy as a profession dates back to the early to mid 1800s [1], when the term physiotherapy was first used to describe working with injured athletes, specifically gymnasts. Over time the profession evolved from humble beginnings, and with that came increasing education demands. In the 1950’s, physical therapists went from being considered “technicians” to “professional practitioners”. In the United States, Education requirements went from a Bachelor's degree, to a Masters degree, and now to a Doctorate. As of 2015, all accredited and developing physical therapist programs in the US are Doctoral programs, with the earliest offering of a Doctoral program by Creighton University in 1993.

And of course with the increased education, comes increased cost. As of the most recent numbers, the average cost of a public school DPT degree was: $66,074. And the average total cost of private school DPT was: $113,497.

I’ve run the numbers of every PT school in the US, and compared that to average salary data for physical therapists.

So the real question is: In 2021, is it worth it to become a Physical Therapist?
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Some Important Notes:
I couldn’t verify the tuition of the University of Puerto Rico - it doesn’t have it listed on the University website - it may be the lowest
I’m sure that somewhere I made math errors. I promise, it’s unintentional and 260 lines of spreadsheet don’t help.
The recommendations are my opinion - and are not financial advice - but we like the profession…
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Sources / links below
[1] https://www.amhsjournal.org/text.asp?...
[2] Murphy W. "Progress Is a Relay Race," 1946-1959. In: Healing the Generations: A History of Physical Therapy and the American Physical Therapy Association. Lyme: Greenwich Publishing Group Inc; 1995. p. 136-77.
[3]http://www.capteonline.org/uploadedFi...
[4]http://www.capteonline.org/uploadedFi...
[5]https://collegelearners.com/average-c...
[6]https://www.baylor.edu/graduate/pt/in...
[7]https://www.updocmedia.com/jobmarketp...
[8] https://educationdata.org/average-cos...
[9] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...