Sunday, September 20, 2009
Physical Therapy Schools
While living in Maine, it is very hard to find a school that offers a PT degree.. There are only two in the whole state that offers a master of physical therapy: University of New England in Biddeford, and Husson University in Bangor. So if you want to become a physical therapist, you're most likely going to have to travel out of state. In Mass there are eight schools that offer it, New Hampshire has one! New Jersey only three. I feel like New England needs to broader their education opportunities, and offer more professions.. I love Maine, and New England, and would love to stay here and go to school, then to live and work here.. My options are very limited though..
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The Physical Therapy degree has changed gradually over the last 10 years. A degree that could have been completed as a Bachelors degree was slowly flooded with students who were anxious to make good money off a short degree. It was then changed into a Masters program at most schools.... now the course load has been made heavier as a lot of schools are turning their program into a 3 year program much like a doctoral. Less schools want to offer that type of program because the rate of enrollment is significantly less as most college students are leaning away from 7 years of college ... and a lot more clinical work.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, you have to realize that it's a competitive field and like Cole said, they are weeding out the non-serious students.
ReplyDeleteOne thing about having such a specialized degree and having to travel a little ways, once you have that degree, it's not like getting a psych degree, in which you can get one just about anywhere, at any school, fairly easy. You are in much greater demand cause there are not as many people graduating with a PT degree.
If you still decide to stay with PT, I would recommenced Springfield College for your degree. They offer a Doctorate program in PT and the school is very respected in the nation for their reputation in the Allied Health Sciences.
However, last known, you were thinking AD? A huge change, but at least you're figuring it out now, instead of after earning your degree in PT.
What made you want to go in the direction of AD? Enjoy the athletic team side of it? HS setting?
Will you have to switch your major to more Teaching/Coaching? AT?