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With the change towards DPT in California leading to 80-100k in total tuition, with cost increasing and salary that has remained the same and hasn't risen because of lack of reimbursements leading to increase in number of patients seen to maintain revenue (sometimes 2 at a time), potential lack of security in the future due to increase in PT schools inflating PTs, is physical therapy school and the career still worth it?
I understand that before DPT, schools used to be cheap, but now it seems schools have almost doubled their tuition cost, and with no shortage of potential students, are also flooding the industry with more and more PTs.
Is it still worth it to pursue physical therapy (entry level around 65k after 80-100k tuition) financially?
I understand that if physical therapy is something that you really wanted to do, then money isn't an issue for you. However money is ALWAYS an issue for 99% of the people who not only choose physical therapy as a career, but also as a job and this aspect must be taken with serious consideration.
Another aspect that must be taken into consideration is also work-life balance, which IMO is more important than any salary. If a hospital requires you to work 11 hours a day (hour early to prep, an hour after for paper work), then that doesn't leave much time for anything else.
I would like to know your opinion. Thanks!
I understand that before DPT, schools used to be cheap, but now it seems schools have almost doubled their tuition cost, and with no shortage of potential students, are also flooding the industry with more and more PTs.
Is it still worth it to pursue physical therapy (entry level around 65k after 80-100k tuition) financially?
I understand that if physical therapy is something that you really wanted to do, then money isn't an issue for you. However money is ALWAYS an issue for 99% of the people who not only choose physical therapy as a career, but also as a job and this aspect must be taken with serious consideration.
Another aspect that must be taken into consideration is also work-life balance, which IMO is more important than any salary. If a hospital requires you to work 11 hours a day (hour early to prep, an hour after for paper work), then that doesn't leave much time for anything else.
I would like to know your opinion. Thanks!
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