Occupational Therapy at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What traits are you looking for in a occupational therapy school? To help you decide if The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's occupational therapy program.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Occupational Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

UT Rio Grande Valley Occupational Therapy Rankings

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapy majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

80% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of occupational therapy master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the occupational therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 90% of degree recipients. That is 64% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Occupational Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in occupational therapy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Occupational Therapists	9,250	$89,360

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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