Occupational Therapy at New York 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 New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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.

NYU Occupational Therapy Degrees Available

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

NYU 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 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in occupational therapy, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Occupational Therapy Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Occupational Therapy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students earned a master's degree in occupational therapy from NYU. About 97% of these graduates were women and the other 3% were men.

In the occupational therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Art Therapy
• 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 University.

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.