“Rethinking Return on Investment, Access, Affordability, and Abundance in DPT Education"
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Access the recording for the 2026 summit addressing a disruptive challenge, the economic sustainability of DPT education, where academic leaders, educators, clinicians, and innovators examine rising tuition, capped loans, equity gaps, and ROI shaping the future.
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About the event
Get access to recordings from the 2026 Disruptive Innovation in PT Education Summit, where academic leaders, private practice owners, educators, and clinicians examined to confront one of the most urgent issues facing physical therapy today: How do we ensure the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) remains a high-value, financially sustainable degree in the face of rising tuition, capped federal loans, and widening equity gaps?
With new national data on student debt, demographic disparities, and workforce needs, this summit challenges institutions to rethink the economic model of physical therapist education. While many DPT graduates continue to realize a positive return on investment (ROI), the tipping point appears to be narrowing—particularly for students taking on debt exceeding $150,000, a threshold above which the economic power of the degree declines. For learners from minoritized racial and ethnic backgrounds, the debt burden is often greater, and their experiences within educational programs more tenuous.
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Includes electronic access to summit recordings and meeting materials following the event. Recordings feature presentations only.
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