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Radford University

Physical Therapy/Therapist. (51.2308)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Physical Therapy
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: DPT
2010 CIP Code: 512308

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/2008
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  01/2008
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-208714630
2020-218914628
2021-228614130
2022-238414030
2023-248714724

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2019-2029130
2020-2127128
2021-2230030
2022-2329130
2023-2422224
Five Year Summary1375142
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years120814271211142



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)NaN
2014-15 (8 years)310%
2017-18 (5 years)1040%
2019-20 (3 years)2620%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2010580.2%$ 64,800$ 81,128$ 74,849$ 89,061
2016-17 to 2020-2110982.6%$ 67,081$ 80,829$ 73,564$ 89,061
2017-18 to 2021-2211479.2%$ 65,649$ 79,435$ 71,192$ 88,702
2018-19 to 2022-2312182.9%$ 67,081$ 79,880$ 71,587$ 89,052
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2010580.2%$ 64,800$ 85,715$ 84,724$ 103,044
2016-17 to 2020-2110982.6%$ 67,714$ 87,928$ 83,709$ 101,769
2017-18 to 2021-2211479.2%$ 66,259$ 82,429$ 82,252$ 102,451
2018-19 to 2022-2312182.9%$ 68,069$ 87,997$ 85,749$ 107,424


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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