Do you want to promote performance and function, optimize movement, and alleviate pain in individuals of all ages? Do you want to learn how to deliver targeted exercises, manual therapy techniques, and patient education, to help people recover from injuries, surgeries, or illnesses that affect their ability to move and perform daily activities? If so, you’ve come to the right place!

The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at New York Medical College is a three-year, full-time, in-person and on-campus program that will help you evolve into a competent, caring health professional. We promote student engagement, as is evidenced by our use of interactive, case-based learning, simulation center activities, and clinic visits during didactic courses.

You’ll learn how to examine, evaluate, diagnose and treat patients and clients across the healthspan and lifespan, and to craft individualized plans to address underlying physical or lifestyle challenges. As a core feature of your physical therapy education, you’ll complete four full-time clinical education experiences. These will take place at our affiliated local and national hospitals, outpatient clinics and other health care facilities.

Here are just a few of the benefits that come with our physical therapy program:

  • Access to the expert faculty and advanced facilities that come with a medical school campus
  • 24-hour access to a human anatomy lab and clinical labs
  • An intellectually rich environment—program faculty and students may conduct research together, treat patients and provide community service to underserved members of society
  • Clinical coursework at Westchester Medical Center, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and many other major local clinics

Quick Facts

2-Year Average Licensure Pass Rate: 95.4%

100% 2-Year Average Employment Rate

13:1 Student to Lab Instructor Ratio

Physical Therapy That Goes Beyond Treating Illness & Injury

Accounting for socioeconomic determinants of health and addressing an individual's lifestyle and habits are just as important as treating their physical condition. Many factors influence health – genes, physical training, workplace injury prevention and stress regulation, to name a few. With the clinical, classroom and lab learning that comes with your NYMC Doctor of Physical Therapy training, you’ll have knowledge in all of the areas that impact the field.

With our focus on interprofessional education, learning from specialists in other disciplines is integrated into the D.P.T. program. We share the same campus as the NYMC School of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and other SHSP programs and we all learn together – scientists, physicians, physical therapists, speech language pathologists and public health professionals. This powerful learning environment allows you to grow deeper in your own specialized field.

Physical Therapists collaborate with physicians, speech language pathologists and other health care professionals. On the NYMC campus, you’ll interact with aspiring and licensed physicians, speech language pathologists, and public health professionals and you’ll be well prepared to engage in interprofessional practice when it comes time to start your physical therapy practice.

The faculty provides every opportunity for success and prepare you for future opportunities. As a student who lives on campus, I love getting to attend events hosted by NYMC clubs and utilizing the various study spaces the school offers.

Savannah A., D.P.T. Class of 2026

D.P.T. Program & Admissions At a Glance

View our Application Requirements for more info. View our tuition and financial fact sheet for more info on tuition costs.

Physical Therapy Career Overview

Physical Therapists are in high-demand and with a 18% job growth rate, the field is growing much faster than average. With increased demand for P.T. specialists, a growing wellness trend and an aging population, physical therapists can look forward to strong job security. 

What Is the Average Physical Therapist Salary?

The average salary for a physical therapist in New York is approximately $89,000 per year, while a sports therapist makes an average of $97,276. (salary.com) Although salary and demand vary by location, you should expect a stable job market and an above-average salary regardless of where you live in the country.

Where Do Physical Therapists Work?

Physical therapists can work in a variety of settings, including nursing homes, hospitals, sports facilities, as well as your own private practice. Regardless of setting, physical therapists have an active and physically demanding career. The role requires both strong clinical reasoning skills and anatomical knowledge, but also a strong sense of compassion and emotional intelligence. 

Physical Therapist Licensure and Practice

Both a D.P.T. degree and professional licensure is required when entering the physical therapy field. After graduation, you’ll need to take the National Physical Therapy Exam administered by the FSBPT, to become a licensed physical therapist. Our graduates consistently have a 100% or near 100% passing rate. After graduation and licensure, you can continue with a fellowship, residency, or specialize further and pursue board certification.

D.P.T. / M.P.H. Joint Degree Option

At New York Medical College, we also offer a joint degree option that brings together the Doctor of Physical Therapy and Master of Public Health program. This specialized track allows you to gain mastery of two health care fields at once and prepares you to be a health care leader with wider career flexibility.

Learn more about our D.P.T. / M.P.H. option.

CAPTE Accreditation

The Doctor of Physical Therapy at New York Medical College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. The program’s current status is probationary accreditation; for more information, see https://www.capteonline.org/about-capte/recent-actions-and-updates/recent-actions. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 914-594-4510 or email shsp_admissions@nymc.edu.