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CIP PROGRAM: 51.2308
Physical Therapy/Therapist.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to evaluate, examine, diagnose, and alleviate physical functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in anatomy, behavioral sciences, biology, biomechanics, biophysical agents, care plan development and documentation, cellular histology, clinical evaluation and measurement, clinical reasoning, communication, exercise physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, pathology, physiology, professional standards and ethics, rehabilitation psychology, and therapeutic exercise.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 95 385 54
2021 110 331 31
2022 95 301 41
2023 65 327 31
2024 52 292 38
Change -31.58% -15.06% -42.59%

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Institutions granting degrees in Physical Therapy/Therapist.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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