Physical Therapist
By: Carson Schroeder
My career is about designing treatment programs to help people who have physical disabilities. You must have a bachelors degree, and a six month clinic internship. They must be licensed in the state where they are employed. A doctoral degree is required for university faculty positions. Also anatomy, physiology, biology, chemistry and geometry are all helpful classes to take in highschool. The tuition will cost $11,376, to reach your degree it will take around 6-7 years and will cost about
Info about the career
My career is about designing treatment programs to help people who have physical disabilities.
Education
You must have a bachelors degree, and a six month clinic internship. They must be licensed in the state where they are employed. A doctoral degree is required for university faculty positions. Also anatomy, physiology, biology, chemistry and geometry are all helpful classes to take in highschool.
Tuition
Cost over full time needed to reach degree (6-7 years) $73,944
Cost over full time needed to reach degree with extra everyday costs- $75,569
Financial tips
I may want to apply for financial aid, scholarships, part time job etc. to help with some of the cost.
Pros and Cons
I can picture myself being happy in the future with this career. Some pros to this career are good pay, I can help people with their needs, good exposures to life and the human body, some cons are the difficult class courses you have to take and pass in college and high school, and there're not many openings for this career.