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North Carolina Physical Therapists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Physical Therapists in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Physical Therapists in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Greenville, Fayetteville, and Rocky Mount
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Hickory, Charlotte, and Burlington
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham

Salaries for Physical Therapists in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Rocky Mount, Wilmington, and Greensboro. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physical Therapists in North Carolina are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Physical Therapists in North Carolina

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Therapy And Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

North Carolina Physical Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmontBachelor1,337
Catawba CollegeSalisburyMasters1,323
Duke UniversityDurhamDoctorate & First Professional13,598
East Carolina UniversityGreenvilleDoctorate & First Professional25,990
Elon UniversityElonDoctorate5,456
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickoryMasters1,626
Mount Olive CollegeMount OliveBachelor3,277
North Carolina Central UniversityDurhamMasters & First Professional8,383
Shaw UniversityRaleighMasters2,866
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillDoctorate & First Professional28,136
University of North Carolina-WilmingtonWilmingtonDoctorate12,180
Western Carolina UniversityCullowheeDoctorate9,056
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-SalemMasters5,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physical Therapists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for North Carolina. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Physical Therapists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Physical Therapists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Greenville140$60,6001.7
Fayetteville180$73,7901.2
Rocky Mount80$82,7501.2
Wilmington210$80,2901.2
Asheville260$68,0701.2
Durham400$72,6501.2
Winston-Salem310$73,5901.2
Raleigh610$75,1500.9
Jacksonville40$77,9500.9
Greensboro310$78,6100.7
Burlington40$73,8600.6
Charlotte680$72,0700.6
Hickory100$74,0000.5
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