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Occupational Therapy at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

If you are interested in studying Occupational Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport is located in Shreveport, LA.

During the most recent reporting year, 23 occupational therapy graduations were recorded at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport.

Studying Online at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

Online coursework is an option at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport. Of 1,103 students, 44 (4%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 34 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Occupational Therapy graduates at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Occupational Therapy graduates at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport are 87% women (20) and 13% men (3).

Occupational Therapy Master’s Program at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

Of the 23 master’s occupational therapy degrees awarded at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 87% were women (20) and 13% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Occupational Therapy master’s degree recipients at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	20
Asian	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 13% of Occupational Therapy master’s degree recipients at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, lower than the national average of 27%.*

*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 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid 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.