Hi all,
I'm an aspiring DPT student, coming from a very different field: I got my BID (Industrial Design) from The Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 2010. So in other words, my student loans are already crippling.
Anyway. I have been researching all sorts of DPT programs, and the following three have stood out to me:
1. UCSF as a good bang for your buck program. Seems to be about half the price of most of the other top-ranked DPT programs, and is in the best city in the world to boot (SF native here 😎)
2. Hunter. Cheap as f#ck (relatively speaking) and in the other best city in the world.
3. BU: I'm actually currently located in the Boston area, but this has nothing to do with it. BU offers an accelerated/combined Athletic Training/DPT program that you can do over the course of six years (versus 7.) Problem is, each of those years will end up costing about 55-60k per. Talk about prohibitive... BUT. I am a HUGE hockey fan, and there are so many hockey resources in this area. It is a huge part of my life. And as of right now, I am interested in sports therapy. So it seems like this program, disregarding cost, is the ideal program for me. The thought of working with any of the many many many sports clubs over here makes me absolutely salivate. I am not particularly fond of Boston, but if it does anything right, it's sports and medicine. Hmmmmmmmmm....
I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on any of this. Anyone go to any of these schools? I would probably be paying back loans until I die if I go the BU route. But it really seems like a great program. Hunter seems to be the most practical. I can work a few more years in my current field, save up some money, regain NY residency and then apply.
Also, I've read/heard from various sources that $80k is the median salary for a PT. Is this about correct? Some girl I know who isn't that much older than myself is a PT and recently bought a condo, so it seems like a pretty good deal to me...
Grateful to hear anyone's comments/advice on applying/advice on these different schools.
Cheers.
I'm an aspiring DPT student, coming from a very different field: I got my BID (Industrial Design) from The Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 2010. So in other words, my student loans are already crippling.
Anyway. I have been researching all sorts of DPT programs, and the following three have stood out to me:
1. UCSF as a good bang for your buck program. Seems to be about half the price of most of the other top-ranked DPT programs, and is in the best city in the world to boot (SF native here 😎)
2. Hunter. Cheap as f#ck (relatively speaking) and in the other best city in the world.
3. BU: I'm actually currently located in the Boston area, but this has nothing to do with it. BU offers an accelerated/combined Athletic Training/DPT program that you can do over the course of six years (versus 7.) Problem is, each of those years will end up costing about 55-60k per. Talk about prohibitive... BUT. I am a HUGE hockey fan, and there are so many hockey resources in this area. It is a huge part of my life. And as of right now, I am interested in sports therapy. So it seems like this program, disregarding cost, is the ideal program for me. The thought of working with any of the many many many sports clubs over here makes me absolutely salivate. I am not particularly fond of Boston, but if it does anything right, it's sports and medicine. Hmmmmmmmmm....
I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on any of this. Anyone go to any of these schools? I would probably be paying back loans until I die if I go the BU route. But it really seems like a great program. Hunter seems to be the most practical. I can work a few more years in my current field, save up some money, regain NY residency and then apply.
Also, I've read/heard from various sources that $80k is the median salary for a PT. Is this about correct? Some girl I know who isn't that much older than myself is a PT and recently bought a condo, so it seems like a pretty good deal to me...
Grateful to hear anyone's comments/advice on applying/advice on these different schools.
Cheers.
