2. By: Matt Sullivan For Rowan Students looking into PT

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

4.  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)

5.  “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

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

7.  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

8.  UDPT ranked #2 program in the nation by US News and World Report  Low Tuition Costs  Outstanding Clinical Education Opportunities

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

10.  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

11.  100% of 2011 graduates found employment as physical therapists  Closest PT graduate school to Rowan University  Have clinical partners across the country

12.  Location: Galloway, New Jersey  Cost In State: $615.34 per credit hour  Cost Out of State: $990.29 per credit hour  Other fees apply

13.  3 year program  3 full time clinical experiences  Courses include: Issues in Health Care, PT Management, and Primary PT Exam Techniques

14.  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

15.  Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Cost In State: $771 per credit hour  Cost Out of State: $1033 per credit hour  Other costs apply

16.  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

17.  Nationwide internships  New, state-of-the-art cadaver dissecting lab  Chance to work in a variety of setting including hospitals, schools and community agencies

18.  Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Cost: $32,456 per year

19.  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

20.  University is devoted strictly to health care  Focus on Interprofessional education  Emphasis on evidence based PT practice

21.  1. Delaware University  2. Thomas Jefferson University  3. Drexel University  4. Temple University  5. UMDNJ  6. Stockton College

22.  http://www.drexel.edu/physicalTherapy/pro grams/dpt/admissions/ http://www.drexel.edu/physicalTherapy/pro grams/dpt/admissions/  http://www.udel.edu/PT/ http://www.udel.edu/PT/  http://shrp.umdnj.edu/dept/PT/south/ http://shrp.umdnj.edu/dept/PT/south/  http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm? siteID=73&pageID=267 http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm? siteID=73&pageID=267  http://chpsw.temple.edu/pt/home http://chpsw.temple.edu/pt/home  http://www.jefferson.edu/health_professions /physical_therapy/programs/ http://www.jefferson.edu/health_professions /physical_therapy/programs/