Occupational Therapy at Wayne State University

What traits are you looking for in a occupational therapy school? To help you decide if Wayne State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's occupational therapy program.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

Wayne State Occupational Therapy Rankings

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at Wayne State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapy majors at Wayne State University.

Wayne State Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of occupational therapy master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from Wayne State, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
• Physical Therapy/Therapist

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Occupational Therapists	4,580	$77,940

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.