runyourheartout

That's the number I found out the most for PTs fresh out of school. The median salary is $85,000. The only exception were PTs who work in expensive places (New York City, Washington DC, ect) than otherwise their income was adjusted.

Well I did look into it, but the biggest fault that I have with it is the cost of becoming a physical therapists and the expected salary. I would be almost 100k in students loans after graduating and the starting salary for a PT is in low 60k. I know money is never a good reason not to pursue something, but I would like to spend my money on other things besides paying back someone.

So like a few older people I am considering a career change. I am looking into nursing, since I like the health sciences and helping people out, plus all the other cool stuff that I can do. However, I am wondering if some of those cool stuff could be combining exercise science and/or biomechanics (the study of human movement). I have previously worked as a researcher in this area (looking at different movements affected muscularskeletal injuries in young players) and I would like to incorporate that into my new possible career. Is that a possibility? Are there specialties I should concentrate on (such as sports medicine, physical medicine and rehab)? Are there more opportunities as a Nurse Practioner (my long term goal)?

If you have any questions, I can answer them. I also applied to the program and know someone who currently has it.