Physical Therapy/Therapist at Northeastern University

Every physical therapy/therapist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical therapy program at Northeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Therapy/Therapist section at the bottom of this page.

Northeastern Physical Therapy/Therapist Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy

Northeastern Physical Therapy/Therapist Rankings

The physical therapy major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Therapy/Therapist. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Physical Therapy Student Demographics at Northeastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical therapy majors at Northeastern University.

Northeastern Physical Therapy/Therapist Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of physical therapy bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical therapy at Northeastern are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern University with a bachelor's in physical therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

Careers That Physical Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Physical Therapists	8,320	$91,750
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.