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Occupational Therapy at Boston University

If you are interested in studying Occupational Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Boston University is in Boston, MA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 87 occupational therapy degrees were awarded at Boston University.

Online & Distance Learning at Boston University

Many students take online classes at Boston University. Of 37,737 students, 5,423 (14%) studied exclusively online and 1,354 (4%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Occupational Therapy graduates at Boston University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Occupational Therapy graduates at Boston University are 95% women (83) and 5% men (4).

Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program at Boston University

Among the 87 doctoral occupational therapy degrees awarded at Boston University, 95% were women (83) and 5% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Occupational Therapy doctoral degree recipients at Boston University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	53
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	2
Asian	8
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	6
Unknown	5

Minority students account for 26% of Occupational Therapy doctoral degree recipients at Boston University, lower than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Occupational Therapy Graduates

Graduates of the Occupational Therapy program at Boston University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Occupational Therapy majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$124,839
Occupational Therapists	$82,501
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.