Occupational Therapy at New York Institute of Technology

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 New York Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and approximately 6,851 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.

NYIT Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

NYIT Occupational Therapy Rankings

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There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at NYIT

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

NYIT Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 occupational therapy majors earned their master's degree from NYIT. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in occupational therapy each year. NYIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a occupational therapy master's degree from NYIT, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the occupational therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 NY, the home state for New York Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Occupational Therapists	9,740	$88,370

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 Leginius The Angry under License

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