
As many PTs and PTAs are painfully aware, student loan debt can be debilitating. Seventy percent of physical therapy professionals say student debt regularly causes them mid- to high-level anxiety, according to a June 2020 APTA report.
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How students and early-career PTs and PTAs can manage student loans.

As many PTs and PTAs are painfully aware, student loan debt can be debilitating. Seventy percent of physical therapy professionals say student debt regularly causes them mid- to high-level anxiety, according to a June 2020 APTA report.
Date: April 1, 2025
Contact: aptamag@apta.org
Content Type: Feature
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