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16 PhD Programs in Physical Therapy in North America for 2024

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    PhD Programs in Physical Therapy

    Physical activity courses open the door to a career as a teacher, fitness trainer or rehabilitator. Students might learn about the safest way to instruct individuals during an exercise routine while working to increase strength, raise heart rate and improve flexibility.

    The United States of America commonly called the United States, is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The 48 contiguous states and the federal district of Washington, D.C. are in first North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in northwestern North America, west of Canada and east of Russia across the Bering Strait, and the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-North Pacific. The country also has five populated and nine unpopulated territories in the Pacific and the Caribbean.

    A PhD, or Doctorate of Philosophy, is the highest degree awarded in many academic fields. Generally requiring a research project and dissertation, as well as several years of study, a doctorate degree qualifies the holder as an expert in a chosen field.