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About Occupational Therapy/Therapist

Occupational Therapy/Therapist programs prepare individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, patient assessment and evaluation, standardized and non-standardized tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education and promotion, and professional standards and ethics.

Maryland awards the most Associates degrees in Occupational Therapy/Therapist of all US states with 32 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Occupational Therapy/Therapist can expect around 92% percent of their classmates to be women and 8% percent of their classmates to be male. Most students graduating in this field earn a Masters degree. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy/Therapist is $38,300.

Popularity of Occupational Therapy/Therapist Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Occupational Therapy/Therapist degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Student Demographics

Total Students
53
Female Students
49 (92%)
Male Students
4 (7%)
White (33, 62%)
Hispanic or Latino (8, 15%)
Black or African American (8, 15%)
Asian (2, 4%)
U.S. Nonresident (1, 2%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (1, 2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)
Two or more races (0, <1%)

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