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TOP PHYSICAL THERAPY GRADUATE SCHOOLS IN THE
DELAWARE VALLEYBy: Matt Sullivan
For Rowan Students looking into PT
Drexel’s Program
2.5 year curriculum Offered in 10 Academic quarters 38 weeks of clinical work Classes Include: Kinesiology (I and II),
Human Gross Anatomy (I and II) and Pathophysiology (I and II)
Why Choose Drexel?
“Puts student pursuit of excellence first with supportive faculty” (drexel.edu)
State of the art technology 100% pass rate on state board exams
Drexel is in the
heart of Philly
Delaware’s Program
2.5 year program 4 full-time clinical internships and 3 part-
time integrated clinical experiences Courses Include: Functional Anatomy and
Biomechanics, Applied physiology, and PT in the Acute Care Environment
Why Delaware?
UDPT ranked #2 program in the nation by US News and World Report
Low Tuition Costs Outstanding Clinical Education
Opportunities
UMDNJ’s Program
3 Year Curriculum “The program is intense and demanding” 38 weeks of clinical experience Classes include: Psychosocial Aspects of
PT, Cardiopulmonary PT, and Musculoskeletal PT
Why UMDNJ?
100% of 2011 graduates found employment as physical therapists
Closest PT graduate school to Rowan University
Have clinical partners across the country
Stockton College
Location: Galloway, New Jersey Cost In State: $615.34 per credit hour Cost Out of State: $990.29 per credit
hour Other fees apply
Stockton’s Program
3 year program 3 full time clinical experiences Courses include: Issues in Health Care, PT
Management, and Primary PT Exam Techniques
Why Stockton?
Small class sizes in well equipped classrooms
“Our graduates are routinely employed within six months of passing the licensure examination, most within weeks.”
Graduate Assistantships offered
Temple University
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cost In State: $771 per credit hour Cost Out of State: $1033 per credit hour Other costs apply
Temple’s Program
3 Year Program (year round) 40 weeks of full time clinical internships Classroom courses in the fall and spring Clinical courses in the winter and summer
Why Temple?
Nationwide internships New, state-of-the-art cadaver dissecting
lab Chance to work in a variety of setting
including hospitals, schools and community agencies
Jefferson’s Program
11 Semester program (just under 3 years)
36 hours of full time clinical training Courses Include: Biomechanics and
Kinesiology, Physical Therapists as Learners and Teachers, and Pharmacology
Why Jefferson?
University is devoted strictly to health care
Focus on Interprofessional education Emphasis on evidence based PT practice
Ranking the Schools
1. Delaware University 2. Thomas Jefferson University 3. Drexel University 4. Temple University 5. UMDNJ 6. Stockton College
References
http://www.drexel.edu/physicalTherapy/programs/dpt/admissions/
http://www.udel.edu/PT/ http://shrp.umdnj.edu/dept/PT/south/ http://
intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=73&pageID=267
http://chpsw.temple.edu/pt/home http://www.jefferson.edu/health_professio
ns/physical_therapy/programs/