TOP PHYSICAL THERAPY GRADUATE SCHOOLS IN THE

DELAWARE VALLEYBy: Matt Sullivan

For Rowan Students looking into PT

Drexel University

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cost: $705 per credit hour (Tuition Only)

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

University of Delaware

Location: Newark, Delaware Cost In State: $19,822 Cost Out of State: $24,852

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

Location: Stratford, NJ Cost In State: $21,437 Cost Out of State:$32,980

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

Thomas Jefferson University

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cost: $32,456 per year

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/