Occupational Therapy at Drake University

Every occupational therapy/therapist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the occupational therapy program at Drake University stacks up to those at other schools.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 4,774 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 occupational therapy majors received their bachelor's degree from Drake.

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.

Drake Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Doctorate Degree in Occupational Therapy

Drake Occupational Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks occupational therapy programs across the country. The following shows how Drake performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The occupational therapy major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Occupational Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Occupational Therapy Schools	70
Most Focused Occupational Therapy Schools	76

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Occupational Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from Drake. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy at Drake are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Drake also has a doctoral program available in occupational therapy. In 2021, 44 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Occupational Therapists	940	$80,740

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 Limitingflame1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.