Master of Physical Therapy
The Master of Physical Therapy is a post baccalaureate degree conferred upon successful completion of an accredited physical therapy professional education program.United States
Successful candidates are then qualified to apply for and take the Physical Therapy national licensure exam.
Until the end of the 1990s, Physical therapy education was structured as a Bachelor's Degree. Those who completed the program were qualified to apply for the exam. However, with the ongoing support of the American Physical Therapy Association the bachelor's degree in physical therapy was slowly replaced by the Master of Physical Therapy. Physical therapy education is currently transitioning to a clinical doctorate, the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, with the majority of current programs offering the DPT.
