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Occupational Therapy at Florida Gulf Coast University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Occupational Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Florida Gulf Coast University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Myers, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 30 occupational therapy graduations were recorded at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Online & Distance Learning at Florida Gulf Coast University

Many students take online classes at Florida Gulf Coast University. Of 16,612 students, 2,496 (15%) studied exclusively online and 8,653 (52%) took at least some classes online.

Occupational Therapy Rankings at Florida Gulf Coast University

These rankings give you a sense of how Florida Gulf Coast University’s Occupational Therapy program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Florida	#3 of 9
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#5 of 9
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#8 of 50
Best Value	Nationwide	#15 of 210
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#24 of 52
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#121 of 217

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Occupational Therapy graduates at Florida Gulf Coast University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Occupational Therapy graduates at Florida Gulf Coast University are 87% women (26) and 13% men (4).

Occupational Therapy Master’s Program at Florida Gulf Coast University

Of the 30 master’s occupational therapy graduates at Florida Gulf Coast University, 87% were women (26) and 13% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Occupational Therapy master’s degree recipients at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	23
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	2
Asian	1

Minority students account for 23% of Occupational Therapy master’s degree recipients at Florida Gulf Coast University, below the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Occupational Therapy Graduates

Students who finish Occupational Therapy program at Florida Gulf Coast University pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Occupational Therapy majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$124,839
Occupational Therapists	$82,501
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.