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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ptstudenttobe" data-source="post: 8402165" data-attributes="member: 268030">I got accepted to USC and CSULB as well as other schools in the Southern California Area and will attend CSULB. I chose this mainly because there is practically no difference between MPT and DPT (hiring rates, salary, etc) and with the economy where it is now, it didn't make sense for me to take such a large amount of money in loans to pay for USC and the other private schools. Most of the therapists I've worked with tole me that I should get my MPT degree and get my license in the least amount of debt possible. And after a few year, if the DPT is absoulutely necessary, I can get my tDPT later only which could possibly be paid for by the company I work for. This basically sold the MPT route for me because 1. I like to save money and 2. I'd like to pay off any debts ASAP. I currently work for as an aide for grads of USC and CSULB, among others, and find no difference between the two. Granted the alumnus from Long Beach graduated about a decade earlier than the USC grad, it seems to me that both schools have prepared the two well into their careers. Here's my take on your questions-any insight as to whether the DPT offers any economic advantage/ability to get a job, vs MPT.As of right now, no. Insurance companies basically control the amount of reimbusement the therapists gets from their treatment. That being said, many insurance companies don't properly reimburse companies their proper share, and withother proper payments, the salary of PT's are meager (compared to others in the healthcare professions). In addition, medicare and medicaid has continued to reduce their caps for their patients which means less visits and essentailly less reimbursement. Until these two issues are addressed by the government, there can't be too much of a difference between DPT and MPT. The vision 2020 can't really go on until this and many other kinds are worked out.       -does graduating from a more renowned school such as USC offer a competitive advantage in when         getting a job/commanding a higher salary?No, graduating from a more renowned school such as USC, in my opinion offers better facilities as compared to the CSU's. This make sense because with the amount of tuition they're charging, they are able to afford the better things. Bear in mind that the rankings are purely subjective and many schools choose not to participate in it. So don't base your decision on rankings alone.       -Do the Cal state schools have a good reputation as far as their program goes? i've heard good things from the therapists I've worked with. CSUN and CSULB are both well established programs and although their facilities aren't as good as USC's, their program is definitely up to par if not better than some of the other programs in Southern california. Although, I'm a bit biased with the CSU's I'm sure if you do choose going to Northridge or Long Beach, you wont' regret it.</blockquote>

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