If you are interested in obtaining a physical therapy education you must complete a Master’s degree (MPT, MSPT, or MS) or a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. A great number of students are choosing to proceed along the course of a doctorate degree in physical therapy due to the American Physical Therapy Association moving towards requiring this degree for practice by the year 2020. Most of the doctorate programs requirements are that a student possesses an undergraduate degree. Some doctorate programs will accept students with three years of undergraduate …