Out-of-state tuition for UNT Health Science Center is currently $28,766. This school is cheaper for applicants who are residents of Texas, for whom tuition costs $13,079, and thus pay $15,687 less than non-residents.
The minimum college educational requirement for PTAs is an associate's degree in physical therapist assistant education. It's important to ensure that the program you choose is accredited if you want to pursue a career as a PTA.
Step 2: Graduate from a DPT Program. Over the past decade, the two degrees most commonly granted to become a PT have been the Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) and Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT). However, U.S. physical therapy programs now come in only one flavor: the DPT. You can read more about the MPT to DPT change here. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) made it a requirement for all American schools to offer only the DPT degree program by 2017 â a goal met 3 years in advance.