Physical Therapy DPT / Business Administration MBA

Major: Physical Therapy and Business Administration
Degrees Awarded: Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and Master of Science in Business Administration (MBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 163.0
Co-op Option: None
DPT Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.2308
DPT Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 29-1123
MBA Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.0201
MBA Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1021

About the Program

This dual degree program allows individuals who are interested in the business aspects of health care, including hospital and practice management, to obtain a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Masters of Business Administration degrees in 3.5 years. Graduates will be competent and compassionate health professionals who have expertise in the rehabilitation of individuals across the lifespan with an understanding of business principles like, but not limited to, leadership, finance, marketing and organizational management. Combining these two content areas helps to develop health care professionals who can function well in private practice or administrative functions in organizations. This program will help develop leaders in health care who are ready to manage the business of the industry.

Additional Information

For more information, visit the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science page on the College of Nursing and Health Professions website.

Admission Requirements 

The same admission requirements for the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and the Masters of Business Administration apply to this program. The GRE required for the DPT may be a substitute for the GMAT.

Degree Requirements 

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Business Administration Electives: A concentration of 9.0 credits is required - see the information in the catalog for BUSN-MBA. Accounting (ACCT), Statistics (STAT), Economics (ECON), Finance (FIN), General Business (BUSN), International Business (INTB), Legal Studies (BLAW), Management (MGMT), Management Information Systems (MIS), Marketing (MKTG), Operations Management (OPM), Operations Research (OPR), Organizational Behavior (ORGB), Production Operations Management (POM), Sport Management (SMT) or Taxation (TAX), with course number range between 600-799.

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BUSN 615, INTB 790, MGMT 680, MGMT 715, MIS 652,ORGB 640,TAX 715

Other Advisor approved options

Sample Plan of Study