Parker University College of ChiropracticDoctor of Chiropractic program in Dallas, Texas

Other names. Parker University College of Chiropractic was formerly named Parker College of Chiropractic. Both names refer to the same accredited program. Sources: parker.edu history, checked October 20, 2026.

In its own words. Parker’s catalog describes the program as having “an emphasis on conservative, functional, integrated, and patient-centered methods” (Parker University’s own page, checked October 20, 2026). That is the program’s description, not ours.

Parker University at a glance

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Parker University tuition and cost

Parker University’s published tuition, in its own words and unit: $14,130 per term, full-time (16 to 30 credit hours), plus $1,000 in student fees per term (academic year: 2026–2027). Whole-program tuition total: Not published. Source: parker.edu tuition, checked October 20, 2026 (as published on our cost guide).

That figure is tuition as the program labels it. Fees, books, equipment, housing and living costs are separate unless the program says otherwise, and the program’s own cost-of-attendance page is where it publishes them. To see every program’s figure in its own unit, side by side, read what chiropractic school costs.

Federal debt. The U.S. Department of Education reports a median of $197,321 in cumulative federal loan debt at completion for Parker University’s Doctor of Chiropractic graduates, from a cohort of 339. It leaves out private loans, family money and undergraduate debt, so the total a graduate carries can be higher.

Federal earnings. The same dataset reports median earnings of $62,795 four years after completion. Four years is early in a career that often moves toward practice ownership, and the figure is not adjusted for where graduates practice, so it describes the first years and not a whole career.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study data (CIP 51.0101), retrieved September 1, 2026 (as published on our Findings page). The method, and how to reproduce it, is on the Findings page.

Parker University prerequisites and admissions

Parker publishes three ways in: a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; 90 or more credit hours with a 3.0 GPA; or 90 credit hours with a 2.75 GPA and 24 credit hours of life and physical science. It lists no specific courses. Parker University’s requirements page, checked October 20, 2026.

You apply directly, through Parker’s own online application, which offers the traditional program and a hybrid option; its pages do not mention ChiroCAS. (Parker University application page, checked October 20, 2026) Parker’s application offers January, May and September start terms. (Parker University start terms, checked October 20, 2026)

Prerequisites differ from program to program, and some print amounts in units that differ from the next program’s. The prerequisites guide links every program’s own list.

Licensure in Texas

Texas licenses chiropractors through the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. It requires ninety or more fully accredited semester hours of college coursework, with a C- or better, that are transferable to UT-Austin (a condition worth reading twice, because it is not simply a credit count); your chiropractic transcript and diploma; Parts I, II, III, IV and Physiotherapy of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners; and a grade of 75% or better on the Texas Jurisprudence Examination.

This paragraph is taken from our chiropractic schools in Texas page, where the board’s requirements are quoted in full. Board: Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, checked September 21, 2026. You can be licensed in a different state from the one you study in; the board where you intend to practice is the only authority on what it requires.

Chiropractors and students from Parker University on the ChiroTrack podcast

No recording is listed here yet. ChiroTrack’s interview series ran from 2020 to 2024, and a guest is named on a page about their school only after they have said yes to it. That consent round has not gone out yet, so this list is empty for every program, not only this one.

If you trained at Parker University and practice now, you can join the register of chiropractors who make room for students.

Questions people ask about Parker University

How much does Parker University cost?

Parker University’s published tuition, in its own words and unit: $14,130 per term, full-time (16 to 30 credit hours), plus $1,000 in student fees per term (academic year: 2026–2027). Source: parker.edu tuition, checked October 20, 2026. Fees, books and living costs are separate unless the program says otherwise.

How long is the program at Parker University?

Parker University publishes the program as ten trimesters, on a traditional track in Dallas or a blended track that starts online and moves to Dallas in trimester four. Source: parker.edu Doctor of Chiropractic, checked September 21, 2026.

What are the prerequisites for Parker University?

Parker admits you with a bachelor’s degree, with 90 or more credit hours and a 3.0 GPA, or with 90 hours, a 2.75 GPA and 24 credit hours of life and physical science. Source: Parker University’s requirements page, checked October 20, 2026.

Is Parker University accredited?

Yes. Parker University holds accreditation from the Council on Chiropractic Education, continued in July 2026 with an area of weakness identified in student achievement, which is not a sanction. The Council requires a progress report in December 2026. Source: CCE accreditation actions announcement, August 4, 2026, checked October 12, 2026.

Where is Parker University?

Parker University is at 2540 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, Texas.

Sources and dates. Facts were read from Parker University’s own pages on the dates shown beside each one. Tuition, accreditation actions and program length that ChiroTrack had already published are reused with their original source and date. Federal figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, retrieved September 1, 2026. Programs change their pages; confirm with the program before you rely on anything here.