Occupational Therapy at Chicago State University

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

CSU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 2,644 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSU Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

CSU Occupational Therapy Rankings

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Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 occupational therapy majors earned their master's degree from CSU. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. CSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the occupational therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 70% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 IL, the home state for Chicago State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Occupational Therapists	5,230	$83,940

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.