Occupational Therapy at New England Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying occupational therapy/therapist, you may want to check out the program at New England Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

New England Tech is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and approximately 2,031 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.

New England Tech Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at New England Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, New England Tech does offer online courses in occupational therapy for the following degree levels:

New England Tech Occupational Therapy 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at New England Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the occupational therapy majors at New England Institute of Technology.

New England Tech Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 occupational therapy majors earned their master's degree from New England Tech. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. New England Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from New England Tech, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New England Institute of Technology with a master's in occupational therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 RI, the home state for New England Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Occupational Therapists	440	$83,600

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.