okay i am thinking about going to college for physical therapy..but i think it requires getting your doctorate too....(does anybody know how many years it takes to get your doctorate in physical therapy?)
on the other hand i am looking at pharmacy......would it be easier to get into pharmacy school than physical therapyprograms??..and also which one is much harder??
detailed info pls...
thanks
2006-10-28 13:54:47 · 3 answers · asked by player101 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I'm sure you're wrong about PT. I know a guy here where I live who is a physical therapist and he just went to the local community college to learn it. There was some sort of certifying exam he had to take. He works at the local hospital where some MD supervises his work.
A pharmacist has to go to school a lot longer. On the other hand, pharmacists are in great demand right now and there's a real shortage of them. A beginning pharmacist can easily command over $100,000 per year, as much or more than a new MD.
2006-10-28 15:19:39 · answer #1 · answered by OR1234 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the US, PT programs are either offered at the Masters or doctorate level, depending on the school. Yet, it is the envision of the APTA that by 2020 all schools will be doctorate level. The community college program mentioned above is for a physical therapy assistant program which is offered at the associates level.
Pharmacy and physical therapy both are excellent careers. Yet, I believe most or all pharmacy school are now at the Pharm-D level as well. While I can't comment on the length of the Pharm-D, the PT program is usually a minimum of 6 years, but can be as high at 7 or 8, depending on the structure of the school's program and in which field you complete your bachelor's degree. The acceptance rate for physcial therapy has changed from year to year. When I went to school, there were 300-400 students with GPAs with at least 3.2 who were competing for just 36 slots. Enrollment in many PT programs has dropped in recent years...my school only had 40 applicants with the minimum qualifications for this year. In other words, in the last couple years, it has possibly been less competetive to get into PT school.
The drop in enrollement may be due to the fact that projected salaries have not gone up as predicted for physical therapists. While a PT's salary averages around $60,000, and there is a potential to earn over $100,000 the starting salary averages around $40,000 a year...I believe a pharmacy degree will get you a higher staring salary.
2006-11-01 18:59:17 · answer #2 · answered by mistify 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My university offers both degrees. Acceptance rate at pharmacy is about 1:9, 160 spots and 1500 applications. I've heard that for the PT program there are 33 spots and over 200 applications, so the acceptance rate is about 1:6.
Hope this helps.
2006-10-30 19:38:51 · answer #3 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋